Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Noh Omar said DAP had from its inception been known to propagate the concept of equality for all races.
“Whether the prices of houses have been reduced (by abolishing the 10 per cent discount) is between the state government and the developer.
“The question now is what about the Bumiputera rights in Selangor as enshrined in the Federal Constitution? If there are no differences between Bumiputera and other races, it means the concept of ‘Malaysian Malaysia’ has been implemented in Selangor,” he told reporters here today.
The Selangor government had earlier announced the abolition of the 10 per cent discount for Bumiputera for the purchase of the three types of houses effective yesterday (Sept 1).
The move had created unease among Bumiputeras who want the state government to reconsider its action.
Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali, when asked to comment on the call, said the discount of 10 per cent was given to all races for the purchase of the three types of houses due to the high price of the properties.
Noh however said that unlike the state government, the federal government led by Umno was always defending the special rights of Bumiputeras and on the matter, Prime Minister Najib Razak had earlier placed the Bumiputera agenda as a national agenda.
“All this while, our policy of defending Bumiputera rights not only involved the Malays but also other Bumiputeras in Sarawak and Sabah.
“We hoped the people in Selangor will open their eyes on the action of the Selangor state government which is like doing the bidding of DAP as the party has the most number of members in the state assembly while the menteri besar and Exco members are merely acting like puppets,” he said.