City PDI chapter publishes problems<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Campaigners of the city's chapter of the
\nIndonesian Democratic Party will be issued with a reference book
\non the city's problems launched yesterday.<\/p>\n
The book has been in the making since June last year, Lukman
\nF. Mokoginta, chairman of PDI's city chapter said.<\/p>\n
The 1,500 copies are titled "The hopes of the low income
\nearners in 2000," and were printed by "very small print shops"
\nfor only Rp 1 million, Lukman said.<\/p>\n
The PDI city chapter received Rp 500 million in campaign funds
\nfrom the municipality last year. The city chapters of Golkar and
\nthe United Development party received the same amount.<\/p>\n
The book covers all the city's problems from garbage,
\ntransportation, student brawls, employment, autonomy and the
\nimprovement of living standards.<\/p>\n
The book says regulations to protect property owners from
\narbitrary land appropriation by both the government and private
\ndevelopers are badly needed.<\/p>\n
"Land appropriations should be based on fair buy-and-sell
\nrules, and negotiated between the sellers and the buyers," the
\nbook says.<\/p>\n
Quoting the book, Lukman said if development plans meant
\npeople were to be evicted, clear regulations on compensation
\nwere needed.<\/p>\n
"Evicted property owners deserve fair compensation in order to
\nlive better after being evicted. Compensation must be based on
\nthe market price of the land," Mokoginta said.<\/p>\n
So, he said, strong efforts should be made to help low income
\npeople buy plots of land for their families.<\/p>\n
Lukman also said he and representatives of the other two
\npolitical groupings would ask for more campaign funds from the
\nGovernor prior to the May elections.<\/p>\n
"We (PDI Jakarta chapter) need Rp 1 billion for the campaign,"
\nhe said. (anr\/sur)<\/p>",
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