Quite frankly, I am fed up of government agencies trying to sue NGOs to settle clean-up bills or suing private individuals or organisations for slandering them when they were criticised.

That is the problem in this country today - everything is upside-down. What is there to sue when the government is the government of the people, by the people and for the people? We should never lose sight of this. To Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), before you ever think of suing, you should know beforehand the people, i.e. your bosses, have paid you upfront to manage the city.

When citizens turning out in large number to the streets, that in actual fact is your bosses going to town telling you that something is not right. You DBKL, the servant, must take cognisance of your bosses’ needs and demands.

On what basis are you justified to tell us which part of the city is out of bound? On what basis are you justified to sue for extra work done when your salary, fees and allowances are already paid in full each year by the citizens, your bosses? Hundreds of contractors, when laying pipes and cables, have damaged our roads. Did DBKL sue them for damage despite reports made at your offices?

When your bosses went to the streets, did they deliberately dirty or damage public properties? Can you prove it? I think your bosses know how to protect their own properties than you, the servants.

If garbage and damages are incidental, my suggestion to DBKL is - please clean up. This is your job. I am sure your budget would have included expenses related to street demonstrations when your bosses are not happy with certain issues.

One more thing, don’t ever try to sue us when we criticise or scold you for doing a lousy job. You are our servants, we have the right to criticise your work. But as reasonable bosses, we would allow you to defend yourself when we criticise you. You can use the media to counter our accusations. You can explain to us why certain complaints cannot be entertained or certain accusations are not true.