Dataran Merdeka tiba-tiba ditutup dipercayai untuk menghalang kemaraan pejalan kaki Anti-Lynas dari memasuki perkarangan tersebut yang dijangka tiba kira-kira jam 4.00 petang ini.
Kembara Himpunan Hijau yang memasuki hari ke-12 semalam telaj memecahkan rekodnya sendiri dengan kehadiran hampir 2,000 orang berjalan kaki dari Taman Rimba Templer ke plaza tol Gombak, Lebuh Raya Kuala Lumpur-Karak, lapor malaysiakini.
Perjalanan sejauh hampir 10 kilometer itu yang pada asalnya dijadualkan bermula jam 9 pagi diawalkan setengah jam apabila ia menerima penyertaan lebih ramai peserta hari daripada 11 hari lepas, kata pengerusi Himpunan Hijau, Wong Tack.
Kembara Himpunan Hijau sejauh 300 kilometer dari Kuantan ke Kuala Lumpur ini bermula pada 13 November lalu sebagai kembara protes Wong Tack untuk mewujudkan kesedaran politik dan alam sekitar menentang loji memproses nadir bumi Lynas.
Keazaman beliau turut disambut empat lagi NGO alam sekitar lain - Jawatankuasa Membantah Sianida Raub, (Ban Cyanide Committee), gabungan NGO Pengerang, dan NGO anti-empangan Murum.
Kumpulan pejalan kaki ini sedang berehat di plaza tol Gombak sebelum berjalan sejauh lapan kilometer lagi ke Markas Tarbiyah PAS Taman Melewar.
Esok, mereka akan meneruskan perjalanan ke Dataran Merdeka dari Gombak sebelum menyerahkan memorandum kepada ahli parlimen yang digesa turun bertemu mereka di dataran.
"Hati kami sudah berada di Dataran Merdeka, kerana itulah langkah kaki kami akan menuruti suara hati kami sekarang ini," kata Wong Tack yang kelihatan penat tetapi masih bertenaga.
Dataran sealed again due to 'renovation work'...
As the Himpunan Hijau marchers head towards Dataran Merdeka today, DBKL has once again sealed the iconic square, saying that this is because of on-going renovations and upgrading works.
At the same time, about 100 police personnel and 30 Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officers showed up this early morning.
City Hall have set up roadblocks at both ends of Dataran Merdeka, which connect to Jalan Tun Perak and Lebuh Pasar Besar respectively, similar to what it had done during the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28 this year.
A
notice, issued by the Kuala City mayor Ahmad Phesal Talib himself, has
been placed in the middle of the roadblock, stated that “this place is
closed for any activities”.According to DBKL, the closure is due to renovation and upgrading works at Dataran Merdeka. A banner hung at the square provides the information that the work started from Sept 13 this year and will be on-going until Feb 11 next year.
Although the works only involve the green field and fountain next to it, DBKL has sealed the whole road which passes alongside the square.
However, the authorities are not stopping tourists from visiting and snapping pictures at Dataran Merdeka. When approached, a DBKL enforcement officer said that DBKL had sealed the road since 7pm yesterday, and claimed that the road is sealed regularly during weekends.
A police officer claimed that the authorities had decided to seal the road because of worries that as the renovation works are on-going, many nails and hard objects would drop on the road and hence puncture the tyres of vehicles passing through.
However, when asked whether the blockade has anything to do with the green marchers, he didn’t respond directly, saying that he was only following orders.
According to a report in Sin Chew Daily today, DBKL had issued a statement disallowing the green marchers from setting up camp at the Dataran, given that such activities do not fulfill the requirements by City Hall.
The statement noted that the renovation work had started since October this year and will only be completed around December next year, and seven other applications to hold event at Dataran Merdeka had been rejected as well.
The
green marcher have resumed their journey from PAS’ former headquarters
at Gombak, and are scheduled to reach Dataran Merdeka at 4pm. In
between, they will have a short break at Kapung Railway, Sentul at 2pm.The green marchers are planning to set up camp at Dataran Merdeka tonight and wait for the MPs to meet them the next morning.
DBKL had done similar actions during the Bersih 3.0 rally this year, as it barricaded the entire square and set up roadblocks to prevent the protesters from holding the planned sit-in.-malaysiakini
Depa sampai KL dan berehat di markas PAS,Taman Melewar, Dataran Merdeka...
Mungkin kepentingan kita tidak sama dengan sekumpulan pejalan kaki yang sanggup berjalan kaki beratus batu kerana memprotes projek Nadir Bumi (Lynas) di Kuantan Pahang, namun ia bukan sesuatu yang elok diketawakan. Mereka ada keperluan dan terdesak berbuat demikian kerana memikirkan masalah masa depan mereka jika projek itu diteruskan.
Mungkin ada dikalangan kita juga tertawa dan anggap kerja mereka itu memenatkan badan saja.
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| Sebahagian peserta sedang berihat di Taman Melewar. |
Namun pun begitu usaha kira-kira 2,000 orang anti Lynas dan beberapa Ngo lain tersebut perlu dihormati. Setidak-tidaknya kegigihan mereka berjalan kaki bagi menyatakan bantahan seluas-luasnya penerusan projek itu perlu dihormati dan boleh diambil iktibar dari sudut-sudut tertentu.
Tidak timbul soal apakah projek Lynas yang kontroversi itu mendatangkan bahaya atau tidak. Yang penting usaha dan kesungguhan mereka dalam menyuarakan hak dan kepentingan mereka adalah sesuatu yang munasabah dan serius.
Walaupun kedua-dua pakar baik di sebelah pembangkang dan kerajaan memberi jaminan ianya selamat ia tidak bermakna protes seperti itu untuk sejagat tidak diperlukan. Mereka sebenarnya sedang mencatat sejarah dan rekod baru di negara ini.
Esok kalau berlaku apa-apa musibah pakar yang memberi jaminan itu perlu bertanggugjawab kerana memberi perakuaun projek nadir bumi itu selamat. Jika projek itu meragut nyawa ataupun mendatang malapetaka kepada manusia sehingga membawa maut dan sebagainya mereka juga harus dihukum setimpal dengan musibah itu. Dunia akan menyaksi dan menjadi saksi.
Rombongan pejalan kaki yang bermula dari Kuantan Pahang menuju ke Dataran Meredeka sejauh lebih 300 kilo mter kini sudah pun sampai di Kuala Lumpur sebelum Asar tadi. Mereka memulakan membuka langkah menuju ke Kuala Lumpur 13 November lalu berjalan selama 12 hari siang dan malam.
Baru sekejap tadi saya menjenguk mereka, yang kini sedang berihat di Koleh Universiti Zulkefli Muhammad (KUIM) di Taman Melawar Gombak. Kebanyakan masih keletihan tetapi gembira dan ceria kerana kembara mereka akhirnya hampai sampai ke destinasi. Esok mereka akan memasuki memulakan cabaran klimeks memasuki Dataran Mereka dan membuat aksi demonstrasi di sana.
Seorang peserta dikenali dengan nama Chen 50, dari Kuantan Pahang memberi tahu perjalanan itu sungguh memenatkan tetapi seronok. Seluruh kedua telapak kakinya pecah dan betis merasa pegal-pegal. Namun katanya bila sampai sini semua hilang.
"Sakit, rasa tidak mahu meneruskan lagi, kaki dua-dua sakit ... tetapi anih bila sampai sini semua baik," katanya sambil menunjukkan kedua belah kakinya yang melecur dan kemerah-merahan.
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| Chen: Akan terus berjalan... |
Ditanya lagi apakah sekiranya ada lagi progam seperti itu dia akan ikut, katanya dia akan ikut sambil menegaskan; "untuk rakyat kita akan buat apa saja. Bukan kita saja-saja suka berjalan kaki tetapi kita minta itu Lynas di hentikan. Siapa mahu jalan begitu jauh ho?" katanya.
Beberapa orang kanak-kanak kecil juga kelihatan berada di situ. Seorang perta bila ditanya mengenai kanak-kanak itu memberi tahu mereka juga ikut berjalan kaki sama.
"Saya nampak mereka berjalan kaki, tetapi mungkin lebih banyak mereka menaiki kereta, kerana ada beberapa buah kereta mengiringi perjalanan kami," ujarnya sambil mengemaksan Facebooknya.
Malam ini satu cermah ringkas akan diadakan di Melawat di mana ia melibatkan Timbalan Presiden Pas, Muhammad Sabu, Yang Dipertua Pas kawasan Batu, Ishak Surin dan ketua rombongan pejalan kaki itu, Wong Tack.- Mohd.Sayuti Omar@msomelayu.blogspot.com
Himpunan Hijau: Hati kami sudah di Dataran Merdeka
Participants swell to 2,000 as long march reaches KL...
The heavy downpour early this morning failed to dampen the spirit of
the Himpunan Hijau marchers, who resumed their journey from the outskirt
of Kuala Lumpur today as their numbers swelled to about 2,000 people.It rained since 5am at Taman Rimba, Gombak, where the marchers set up camp the previous night. Nevertheless, the participants pressed on, armed with umbrellas, straw hats and rain coats.
The marchers kicked off their journey at 8.30am with about 500 people in tow, and the number soon multiplied with more joining in when the rain stopped three hours later.
According to Himpunan Hijau Facebook page, the marchers formed a 2km-long line as they walked towards the capital city.
Some vehicles which passed the marchers repeatedly blew their horn as a show of support.The team reached the Karak Highway’s Gombak toll plaza at around 11.30am after walking 10km, where they took a short break, occupying a small lane next to the toll.
They then continued their journey to their next stop - the former PAS headquarters at Taman Melewar, Gombak.
Fifteen kilometres and three and a half hours later, the crowd got there by late afternoon.
They were welcomed with food and drinks prepared by PAS members.
The marchers will stay overnight in the main hall of the building before making their final leg of their long march tomorrow.
Final 300 metres ‘too much’ Speaking to the press at the toll plaza, Himpunan Hijau chairperson Wong Tack said the organisers decided to kick off today’s journey half an hour earlier as the rain would slow down the marchers.
In respond to Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s requirement for Himpunan Hijau to apply for permission to camp at Dataran Merdeka - the final destination - Wong (left) insisted that the marchers have the right to gather there.
“They should allow citizens to express their view.
After all, that's the real meaning of ‘merdeka’,” he said, adding that the people are not afraid of potential harassment from the police when they finally get there.
The marchers are scheduled to arrive at the iconic Dataran at 4pm tomorrow, where they hope to hold a meeting with members of parliament the next day.
Wong has requested the parliamentarians to walk to Dataran from Parliament House to meet the marchers at 9am on Monday.According to him, the final 300 metres would be “too much” for those who have already walked 300km over the past two weeks to get to Kuala Lumpur.
“In fact, 9am is considered late... they can see us at 9pm in the evening (on Sunday). That's a better time as the people can then rest and have a nice evening,” he said.- malaysiakini
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