Bandung awash in a sea of red

Bandung awash in a sea of red

BANDUNG: The ban on street rallies issued by the Election
Supervisory Committee went unheeded on Thursday.

The city was awash in a sea of red, the color of the
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), when
thousands of its supporters took to the streets.

Also campaigning on Thursday were the Muslim Community
Awakening Party (PKU), the New Masyumi Party, the Indonesian
United Islam Party (PSII), the Indonesian National Party-Marhaen
(PNI-Massa Marhaen) and the Abul Yatama Party.

PDI Perjuangan fielded Mangara Siahaan, one of its deputy
chiefs, as its campaigner.

Separately, Siliwangi Military Regional Command chief Purwadi
that said to reinforce security during the campaign period he had
deployed another 3,000 troops across West Java.

"We hope people will not easily be instigated by people who
want to stir up unrest," he told journalists. (43)