The Seputeh MP said that according to the statistics department, the number of residents in Taman Desa will surge to 70,000 in the next five years, compared to the 36,029 recorded in 2020.

She said the population increase meant there was a greater need for a bigger police station in the area to ensure the security of its residents.

“This is why I am pleading with the government to return the plot of land to the police,” she said in a statement.

Last Thursday, Kok revealed that the home ministry and police did not agree to the sale of a plot of land which had initially been earmarked for a police station.

The authorities are currently renting the building that houses the Brickfields police station.

Kok had also revealed last week that the home ministry had written to the Federal Land Commissioner in April to oppose the proposal for police to build the station on a different plot of land.

It had also come to light that the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Land Executive Committee decided against allowing the plot of land to be used for a police station as the Taman Desa police station was a mere 500m away.

In August, Kok urged the government to halt high-density development near flood retention ponds and to review existing projects near the retention pond in Kampung Bohol and Taman Desa.

She was also reported to have handed a petition to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim warning that the infrastructure in Taman Desa and other Madani housing project locations must be upgraded to accommodate the increased population.