City vs People of KL?

The web edition of the Sun reported that "City Hall plays vengeful politics" it says,

They claimed that two months before the elections, inspections by City Hall against hawkers and petty traders were lax.

"10 Opposition MPs claim that there has been a four-fold increase in snap inspections by City Hall officers, compared with two months before the elections," said Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun.

"After March 8, City Hall began to regularly summon hawkers for not having licences and confiscating their goods. In some parts of Kuala Lumpur, it has become a daily affair," he said.

He also pointed out that hawkers and petty traders in Kuala Lumpur are being victimised for petty offenses.

"The hawkers are being charged with small offences, like road obstruction with goods. As a result, their goods are all being confiscated." he said.

to which the City Hall reply,

City Hall director-general Datuk Salleh Yusup refuted the allegations, claiming the crackdown is part and parcel of City Hall enforcement.

"This is a regular and normal City Hall exercise. Enforcement is part of our job in managing KL. We want to keep KL clean, safe and tidy, and this is why we need to enforce the law," he said.

Well, the MP has said it - the hawkers plying their trade without licenses as well as having their goods which is obstructing the road being confiscated.

I mean, if the hawkers have not been following the law like having to have a license before they can trade why cant the authority concerned take action?

Maybe the question should be why DO the authority take action ONLY NOW and not before?

Have the authority suddenly discover that some of the hawkers are without licenses? It just dont make sense. The timing just dont make sense.

And as the City Hall is under the purview of the Federal Government it surely smells fishy... rotten fishy.

On the other hand, is there a problem with license application for the hawkers? Is there a problem with the existing law governing hawkers and eateries? Is the MP looking into this issues as well?

The City Hall DG says that "Enforcement is part of our job in managing KL. We want to keep KL clean, safe and tidy, and this is why we need to enforce the law," - well said.

Maybe, instead of picking on someone who is trying to earn a decent living working hard with their own capabilities, as compared to other individuals who are picked by political party and given a position, City Hall should also look into the paved side walk in the KL area - for safety sake.

Just take a stroll along Jln P. Ramlee from KLCC towards ShangriLa Hotel.

Notice how many obstacles you have to over come just to walk from one end to the other? There are the uneven tiles that you can trip over from, there are the broken tiles, there are the missing tiles, there are iron rod protruding from the ground, there are trees smack in the middle and yes the whole stress of the side walk is like a wave.. you can hardly find a flat area to walk on - and it is supposed to be a paved pedestrian side walk?

Talk about safe and tidy? come on-la....