Golkar health care problem

Golkar health care problem

SEMARANG: Golkar, the ruling political grouping, has established health posts to provide first aid for Lebaran travelers at bus terminals in Central Java.

More than 1,500 volunteers will be posted in bus terminals in a gesture of Golkar sympathy for ordinary people.

The move, however, has provoked widespread suspicion. Golkar critics charge that it is part of the organization's illicit campaign to attract voters for next year's general election.

But chief of Golkar's Central Java chapter Alip Pandoyo denied the charges. "If later on people who enjoy our services decide to vote for Golkar, we will be pleased," he said as quoted by Antara.

The critics point to the dubious decisions of the provincial government, which has banned posters with political messages supporting the United Development Party. (pan)