Major overhaul needed before tabling Urban Renewal Bill, says Umno sec-gen

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The convention, he added, brought together party leaders, non-governmental organisations, academics, developers and representatives from various communities to deliberate on the issue.
43% : However, there has been mounting public backlash that the proposed new law will give project developers excessive po­­wers to force home sales and evict those who refuse to move out once a set consent threshold is reached, thus eroding indivi­duals' property rights.
39% : The proposed Urban Renewal Act (URA) should be deferred and not tabled in the upcoming Dewan Rakyat meeting until a major overhaul is carried out to address public concerns, says Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (pic).

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