A Selangor state lawmaker today said the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) had no reason to provide “preferential treatment” to the developer of an office building project at the former A&W restaurant site in Lorong Sultan.

Bukit Gasing assemblyperson Rajiv Risyakaran told Malaysiakini the decision by Petaling Jaya mayor Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain, made during an MBPJ full board which turned chaotic this morning, would set a dangerous precedent for future development projects in the area.

“While in general everyone understands that it is inevitable that the application for KUB Malaysia Bhd to build the office building will have to be allowed, the plot ratio/density should follow MBPJ's point system.