Umno mahu RUU URA ditambah baik

UMNO menyambut baik keputusan Jemaah Menteri untuk menarik balik pembentangan Rang Undang-Undang Pembaharuan Semula Bandar (RUU URA).

Setiausaha Agungnya, Datuk Dr. Asyraf Wajdi Dasuki berkata, parti itu tegas berpendirian bahawa UMNO tidak menentang pembangunan bandar, namun RUU URA ini perlu diperbaiki dan ditambah baik termasuk beberapa pindaan yang harus diperhalusi sebagaimana cadangan Jawatankuasa Khas UMNO Mengenai URA yang dipengerusikan oleh Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

Katanya, Jawatankuasa Khas UMNO Mengenai URA ini telah melakukan beberapa siri libat urus termasuk Konvensyen Pembaharuan Semula Bandar pada 3 Oktober 2025 lalu dengan meluluskan 14 syor cadangan penambahbaikan RUU URA.

Oleh itu, UMNO menegaskan bahawa RUU URA hanya wajar dibentangkan semula di Parlimen dalam bentuk baharu setelah semua cadangan penambahbaikan diambil kira.

Kenyataan tersebut dikeluarkan susulan keputusan mesyuarat Jemaah Menteri yang menarik balik RUU tersebut daripada jadual pembentangan.

Petang Khamis, Menteri Komunikasi, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil berkata, kerajaan bersetuju untuk menarik balik Rang Undang-Undang Pembaharuan Semula Bandar (RUUPSB) bagi membolehkan ia ditambah baik sebelum dibentangkan semula di Parlimen.

 

URA Bill needs some improvements

UMNO has welcomed the Cabinet’s decision to withdraw the Urban Renewal Bill (URA Bill), saying the legislation should only be reintroduced in parliament in a revised form after all proposed improvements have been incorporated.

Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the party does not oppose urban development, but the bill requires careful refinement.

“These include several amendments that must be thoroughly reviewed, as proposed by the Umno Special Committee on URA, chaired by (vice-president) Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani,” he said.

“The Special Committee also held multiple engagement sessions, including the URA Bill on Oct 3 last year, which approved 14 recommendations to improve the bill,” he added.

Earlier, government spokesman and Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the Cabinet agreed to withdraw the Bill  to allow further amendments and additions before it is re-tabled in Parliament.

He said ministers discussed the bill and agreed on the need for legislation that addresses housing issues in urban areas “with fairness and justice.” He said the decision was also influenced by feedback from Dewan Rakyat debates, Umno lawmakers, and other stakeholders.

The URA Bill has sparked public debate, with critics raising concerns over homeowners’ rights and the potential impact on communities in older urban areas.

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