Councillors have no conscience

Councillors have no conscience

From Kompas

I strongly believe many people are enraged by news in the mass media about Jakarta councillors traveling abroad. As an ordinary man, I feel disappointed and baffled by the fact that the councillors seem to have no conscience nor care about helping the poor.

There are many examples that show their disregard for other people's sufferings, among other things:

The so-called honorable councillors were nowhere to be seen in defense of pedicab drivers when they were being chased away and their pedicabs confiscated by security officers. Nor did they feel moved nor care to show up at the site to show their concern or give moral support when a fire ravaged a densely populated residential area in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.

It seems that councillors really take advantage of their five- year-service to get facilities and have the chance to travel abroad and enrich themselves. As ordinary people, we deeply regret having chosen you as our representatives, because none of you ever think of the sufferings of the people in Jakarta.

You must bear in mind that there are still a lot of Jakartans who find it nearly impossible to scrape to together a little money for daily meals for their family and school fees for their children.

ASITA DK SURYANTO

Tangerang, Banten