Ahmad Maslan: Felda Will Be Bankrupt in the Hands of the Opposition

(Malaysian Digest) – Deputy in the Prime Minister Department Datuk Ahmad Maslan today said under the administration of the opposition, not only Felda will be bankrupt, but the country also will be ruined.

He said, in terms of justice, the opposition’s ‘Buku Jingga’ campaign that promises to give each the second and third generation of Felda settlers land is not fair at all.

According to Ahmad Maslan, the amount of land owned by Felda is 341 thousand hectares, while the number of second and third generation of Felda is about 1.6 million which means each of them will only get one acre of land.

“From 341 thousands hectares of land owned by Felda, it means that every second and third generation of Felda settlers only gets an acre of land. Besides that, there is no guarantee that they will not sell the land given to them,” said Ahmad Maslan in a press conference held in Parliament this morning.

“And I would like to emphasize here that one third of the land that was to be given to the second and third generations is located in Sabah. Can you imagine the feelings of the Sabah people if the land is given to the people of the peninsula?” he added.

According to Ahmad Maslan who is also the Pontian MP, the income from the land contributes to RM1.6 billion profit of Felda and if given to the second and third generation of Felda settlers, Felda would become bankrupt.

“All Felda income comes from the land. If given to them, Felda could not generate income anymore and will become bankrupt,” said Ahmad Maslan.

“Besides that, currently Felda has 23 thousand employees and 60 thousand plantation workers. Do we want to stop all these workers?” asked Ahmad Maslan.

He said the suggestion by the opposition is not logical at all.