Better to dissolve RT/RW

Better to dissolve RT/RW

From Warta Kota

Referring to a recent Warta Kota report Repetition of election of village council members, I am concerned with the fate and dignity of neighborhood community boards (RT/RW) which were blamed by Jakarta Administration officials for mistakes they did not make.

With their limited facilities, the RT/RW have striven to carry out their respective tasks as instructed by village chiefs and subdistrict heads. Unfortunately, the administration officials did not appreciate their efforts very much and blamed the RT/RW for mistakes in organizing the election village council members.

As I was directly involved in carrying out the task at the RW level, I know the RT/RW have done their job very well and, had there been any mistakes, they were made by higher levels of the government's apparatuses. Nevertheless, if the administration does not trust its RT/RW, who else should they trust to deal directly with Jakarta's communities?

The administration should realize that the RT/RW are not their subordinates and, as such, they are not obliged to receive instructions as they wish. And if the administration's apparatuses continue to behave like this, namely having no confidence in the RT/RW, I think it is time all RT/RW organizations across the capital be dissolved.

AHMAD YANI

Jakarta