Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said data on Malay reserve land in Kedah which he presented at the Dewan Rakyat last week was from last year.
The data was obtained from the Department of the Director-General of Lands and Mines (JKPTG), he added.
On March 29, he told the Dewan Rakyat the size of Malay reserve land in Kedah had decreased, which was then denied by Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.
Yesterday, Nik Nazmi (above) said he sent a letter of explanation to Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul in response to the motion to refer him to the Committee of Privileges.
“I have made it clear that the data was based on the information provided by the JKPTG which collects annual data on Malay reserve land from state land administrators.
“I also have the last letter from the Kedah government dated Nov 30, 2022, which shows the same figures on the Malay reserve land that I presented in Parliament,” he told a press conference in Putrajaya today.
On the allegation there was an increase in Malay reserve land in Kedah this year, Nik Nazmi said the federal government had yet to receive that information.
“The state government claims there is an increase (in size of Malay reserve land) in 2023. The data, however, has yet to be received by the federal government,” he added.
- Bernama
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