A general view of the audience attending the URA convention at World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on Oct 3. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
STAKEHOLDERS are calling for a complete redraft of the proposed Urban Renewal Act (URA), arguing that it unfairly concentrates power in the Federal Government and undermines the constitutional authority of state and local bodies over land matters.
Johor housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said the draft URA went against Malaysia’s spirit of federalism by treating state and local authorities as mere executors.
