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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Action go out Members of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, who were intended to have a “deterrent effect” on the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), actually turned around.

Everyone left the meeting room when the PSI Faction wanted to read public opinion in the plenary session of the DKI DPRD, on Monday (12/14/2020).

Subsequently, many parties criticized the action. Also, considering the background of ISP’s frustration with the cancellation of increased allowances for DKI DPRD members.

Dig your own grave

Pangi Syarwi Chaniago, a political observer at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta, said the DPR members were the ones who go out on the contrary, it is detrimental to the image of themselves and of the party.

By protesting against the PSI, it appears that DPR members want to raise wages amid the pandemic.

The ISP previously revealed to the public the speech of raising the salary of DPRD members in the 2021 DKI Jakarta DPRD Annual Performance Plan (RKT).

“The community will see which party controls the people’s budget and which ones only think of themselves,” said Pangi. Kompas.com, Tuesday (12/15/2020).

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Meanwhile, Indonesian Parliament Community Concern Forum (Formappi) researcher Lucius Karus assessed the action go out like a childish attitude.

He also considered that the attitude of the DPR members increasingly showed that until now they had effectively conspired to increase wages and benefits through the RKT 2021 that the ISP criticized.

“It is becoming increasingly clear that the compactness of the factions when agreeing to the RKT is something that is done consciously and with great passion to get fantastic bonuses,” he said.

Embarrassing

Abdillah Toha, a senior politician from the National Mandate Party (PAN), expressed his disappointment with the people’s representatives.

He assessed the protest against the ISP challenging the pay raise amid the pandemic as a shameful act.

“That is very shameful. These young people are fighting to be critical, then cornered by the big parties. How do the representatives of the people behave like this?” Abdillah said when contacted. Kompas.com, Tuesday (12/15/2020).

The party, which was formed in 2014 alone, only has a total of eight seats in Kebon Sirih.

Abdillah emphasized that PSI’s attitude of being open about the fantastic budget for DPRD members’ salaries and benefits in the 2021 RKT was the right attitude.

Also read: Controversy of salary increase for DKI DPRD, rejection of the PSI faction for another faction Choose to exit

Many are divorced citizens

Citizens flocked to support PSI’s decision to criticize the “strange” budget in the DKI Regional Budget. They are also competing for action go out of these board members.

The account @ Toperendusara1, for example, hints to council members that they are considered hypocrites.

“Jakarta residents thanked all the factions that left the room. This is how hypocrites should be treated”He said on Monday (12/14/2020).

Meanwhile, the @ Shandythama1 account called on PSI to continue its critical action despite opposition from other major parties.

“The DKI DPRD members who withdrew during the plenary session were corrupt souls who did not like honest parties. PSI continue with your determination!“he said.

Not supported by the faction

It appears that the WO steps of the DPR members were not recognized by their faction. The action was said to not represent a faction, even though they were members of the faction.

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The chairman of the Jakarta DKI DPRD National Mandate Party (PAN) faction, Bambang Kusumanto, denied that the PAN faction participated in the march.

“Regarding the DPRD’s exit action against the PSI faction, we must convey that the PAN faction did not withdraw,” Bambang said in a written message on Tuesday (12/15/2020).

Bambang explained that many of its members chose to join the meeting virtually so that it would not be physically visible.

However, his party continued to listen to the views of the PSI faction. Regarding the PAN faction members who were present in person, Bambang argued that he was taking a break at the time.

“Most of our members participated virtually and some were having coffee during the event,” he said.

Meanwhile, the vice chairman of the Gerindra faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, S Andyka, stated that the decision of his members to leave the meeting room was not entirely due to going out to protest against PSI.

According to Andyka, several of its members had their own personal affairs when several members of the DKI Jakarta DPRD withdrew before the ISP faction read their opinions.

“I went out and I went out, but the way out was different. That means someone went out because they wanted to smoke, because they wanted to urinate, some went out because they had the same attitude,” Andyka said.

Andyka also emphasized that as the leader of the Gerindra faction, he had not instructed its members to withdraw.