SINCE Sept 10, about 40 stall operators at Medan Selera Wang Seng in Taman Ehsan, Kepong, are without eletricity supply and cannot conduct their business.
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) workers cut the electricity supply to the food court which was declared illegal by the Selangor government.
Medan Selara Wang Seng business representative James Ho said TNB workers had told him that they were merely following instructions from the headquarters.
“When I went to the TNB office in Kepong, they told me that there is a court order to cut electricity supply.
In a dilemma: Stalls at Medan Selera Wang Seng in Taman Ehsan, Kepong, closed after electricity supply was cut. “Because of this, we are unable to carry on with our business,” he said.
Ho said the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) had not received permission from the Selangor government to build any structures on the land.
“I want MPS and TNB to explain to us why they approved a food court without getting permission from the State Land Office.
“All this while, we were under the impression that we are conducting our business legally,’’ he said.
“MPS signed an agreement with Tiara Erti Sdn Bhd in 2001 to build 41 shoplots and manage the food court.
“And when I checked with the state government, there was no permission given to MPS to build any structure.
“This is one of the problems the operators face.
“I have some documents showing that MPS had signed a Build, Occupy and Transfer with another developer to manage this food court.
“The agreement stated that the operators are supposed to charge RM600 in rental a month but the current developer wants us to pay between RM1,200 and RM1,300 for each stall.
“As small time stall operators, we cannot afford to pay this amount in rental.
“Also, for the last 10 years, the stall operators have been paying rental to Tiara Erti.
“Apart from the rental, the new developer also wants us to pay backdated arrears for 12 months and sign an agreement.
“We will not do so because we have already paid to Tiara Erti,’’ said a frustrated Ho, who was with stall operators and Paya Jaras assemblyman Datuk Mohd Bushro Mat Johor yesterday.
Mohd Bushro said the stall operators had been doing business for 10 years without any problems and there was no reason to change the operator.
He added that it was also unfair for the new developer to increase the rental and ask the operators to pay the backdated sum.
“It seems like the state government and MPS are not working hand-in-hand to solve public woes,” he said.
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