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        "id": 1198261,
        "msgid": "golkar-representatives-told-to-remain-critical-1447893297",
        "date": "1995-03-24 00:00:00",
        "title": "Golkar representatives told to remain critical",
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        "summary": "Golkar representatives told to remain critical JAKARTA (JP): Still quivering from the dismissal of their whistle-blowing colleague, legislators from the ruling Golkar political grouping are still being encouraged to speak out. Golkar chief Harmoko said that Golkar legislators should have the courage to be \"vocal\" but stressed that they should back their statements with accurate data.",
        "content": "<p>Golkar representatives told to remain critical<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Still quivering from the dismissal of their<br>\nwhistle-blowing colleague, legislators from the ruling Golkar<br>\npolitical grouping are still being encouraged to speak out.<\/p>\n<p>Golkar chief Harmoko said that Golkar legislators should have<br>\nthe courage to be \"vocal\" but stressed that they should back<br>\ntheir statements with accurate data.<\/p>\n<p>\"I hope all Golkar legislators in the House of Representatives<br>\nare always responsive to the people's concerns,\" he said when<br>\naddressing the 27th anniversary of the faction Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Harmoko, also the Minister of Information, said that Golkar<br>\nHouse members should not hesitate to give \"constructive and<br>\ncorrective\" criticism to the government.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained that being outspoken is okay as long as<br>\nlegislators do not present their ideas in an \"insinuative,<br>\nradical, provocative and slanderous manner.\"<\/p>\n<p>Golkar, the dominant faction in the 500-member House, has 282<br>\nlegislators.<\/p>\n<p>Golkar leaders fired outspoken legislator Bambang Warih<br>\nKoesoemo recently on charges that he had offended several cabinet<br>\nministers at hearings and had the habit of deviating from the<br>\nparty line.<\/p>\n<p>The dismissal has drawn a storm of criticism from various<br>\nquarters, which has put Golkar officials on the defensive.<\/p>\n<p>On the same occasion, House speaker Wahono told the gathering<br>\nthat differences should be properly managed through discussions<br>\nto produce something positive.<\/p>\n<p>\"There no need to worry about differences in opinions so long<br>\nas there is dialog,\" said Wahono, who is also a former  Golkar<br>\nchief. He lost his seat to Harmoko almost two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Wahono stressed that the growing demand for political openness<br>\nwas part of Indonesia's efforts to promote democracy.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Golkar legislators, who claim to be \"pioneers of<br>\nreformation\", should notice all aspects in the development of the<br>\nnation.<\/p>\n<p>\"They should also honestly tell about the weaknesses,\" he<br>\nsaid. (29)<\/p>",
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