
Joining rally doesn't mean disloyal to king, country
Stay away from 'Turun Anwar' rally, chief secretary tells civil servants
Vijay47: Chief Secretary Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, the 'Turun Anwar' (Down with Anwar) gathering is a properly constituted event even if not everyone shares its intention.
A permit has been applied for and, in a surprising turn of reality, granted by the police. So, how does attending it break any law? How is a legal activity against the king and country?
All Malaysians, including civil servants, have the right to attend the function or stay away. Nobody needs your permission, thank you very much.
I would suggest that instead of earning more ridicule and contempt, you stick closely to what you were appointed for - the proper management of the civil service.
My small relief is that you, like many others of similar intelligence, did not claim that attendance at the rally would be against the Constitution.
V S: Civil servants should not think for themselves, as the Madani government thinks for them, says the chief secretary. It is the right of every Malaysian civil servant or otherwise to freedom of expression.
You have no right to make such threats just because they are civil servants. They have a mind of their own.
Try saying that to the civil servants in Kelantan and Terengganu. They know who to choose.
Zaheed: Instead of making the civil service more efficient, the chief secretary to the government is more concerned about civil servants attending the protest.
Learn to be efficient like the private sector. What is happening? Are the departments sleeping, or have they failed to keep up with the times and age?
T Mataz: The chief secretary must put out a public notice, that any federal government employees found to have participated in the 'Turun Anwar' rally on July 26, will automatically be dismissed from service and their pension benefits will be forfeited.
This action is permissible, as all federal government employees have pledged their support for the elected and royally appointed federal government.
This is the fact, and there shouldn't be any ambiguity from the chief secretary's office.
If that's considered too harsh, then red flag the most troublemakers among them, ensuring they are never promoted to higher office for their disrespect to the king and country.
Darmakochi: Participating in a rally scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur on July 26 does not mean you are not loyal to the king and the country.
Expressing displeasure toward someone whose performance is below the expectations of most of the citizens who had voted him for that position has nothing to do with 'loyalty to king and country',
This rally is to highlight the problems caused by this Madani government.
OceanMasterII: Indeed. What they say may not be right, but under the Constitution, they have the freedom of speech and expression, including gathering in public space to express their dissatisfaction orderly over the government of the day.
That includes expressing dissatisfaction over the prime minister, who is an elected representative of the people.
Which part of the law are they breaching, and where does the loyalty to the king and country come into question?
If the civil servants have the right to vote in electing their representative, they must have the right to express their dissatisfaction if their elected representative is not performing.
Fyddeep: All this 'Turun' nonsense. Why no 'Turun Umno' (Down with Umno) for supporting a convict? Why no protest against (former prime minister) Najib (Abdul Razak) for not paying his fine, among other things?
All these are empty vessels making unwanted noises. For our country to progress, we must stop all this nonsense. Go and do your work instead of making noise every day.
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