Kuala Lumpur mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail has come under fire as a group of Selangor councillors today questioned his inaction against burger sellers and the planned two-day market outside Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house.

NONE At a press conference today, 10 DAP councillors asked why the mayor is closing one eye to the clear violation of Section 39 of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 by the protesters.

“The section states that anyone who damages public property shall be penalised by a maximum fine of RM1,000, and this applies to the traders who marked lots on a road," noted Subang Jaya councillor Ng Sze Han.

NONE “(Ahmad Fuad, left ) should immediately take action against the traders. He is the mayor. Does he need us to teach him what to do?”

Selayang Municipal Councillor Eric Tan pointed out the double standard as he compared the Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) full-force preventive actions against the Bersih 3.0 rally and the lackadaisical attitude against the traders.

“In the case of Bersih, DBKL barricaded the entire Dataran Merdeka and sent 2,000 enforcement officials to ensure nothing went wrong. Even the police were being over-cooperative.

“In this case, we fail to see any preventive action. The mayor is extremely quiet.”

NONE Agreeing with Tan ( right in photo ), the councillors also told Ahmad Fuad to step down as he has failed to carry out his duties.

“We've found that many decisions made by the mayor have not resolved problems but rather, have complicated matters. And this has gone against the wishes of KL residents," they said in a joint statement.

“Hence we urge the mayor to step down immediately. We also call on the BN federal government to amend the Local Government Act so that local government elections can be restored.”

The statement was endorsed by more than 30 of the 67 DAP councillors in Selangor.

They said that, had the mayor been elected by the people and not appointed by BN, then the Bersih 3.0 rally would have been allowed in Dataran Merdeka.