Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has disputed Transport Minister Anthony Loke's claim that the state had not filed an application for the state's Aerotropolis project.
He said the state government has been engaging with Loke's predecessors and previous administrations since August 2020, and had even submitted a draft of the final plan to the Transport Ministry's aviation division on Jan 18.
The Kedah Aerotropolis is a megaproject that will include the planned Kulim International Airport, and a logistics and manufacturing hub - all of which Sanusi said did not require federal financing.
He had said that the project would be a private finance initiative and fully funded by investments from local firms.
However, the state has been hitting a roadblock with the current administration.
Loke told the Dewan Rakyat yesterday the government was not snubbing the project, but rather that no application had been filed.
Responding to Loke, Sanusi published a lengthy eight-page statement today, chronicling all engagements the state has had with Putrajaya in regard to the Kedah Aerotropolis.
"I wish to stress again that all project plans are already in the Transport Ministry's records and that a technical committee consisting of state government officers, KXP AirportCity Holdings, and the Transport Ministry had already been established to coordinate all matters involving both sides," he said.
Sanusi added that he has even informed Loke on Jan 16 and Feb 22 of his desire to present the project.
He said he would be writing a letter requesting to present the project again, and hoped Loke would hear them out.
Sanusi's statement and his chronology of events are attached below. - Mkini
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