Mega's no-show upsets locals

Mega's no-show upsets locals

JAKARTA (JP): The closure of Jl. Agus Salim in anticipation of
an appearance by President Megawati Soekarnoputri, has left many
people disappointed. President Megawati, scheduled to arrive on
Tuesday, failed to make an appearance.

Hanafi, a security officer at the Gondangdia subdistrict
office, said that President Megawati was to officially open a
clinic which conducted free circumcisions in a building across
from Theresia Church. Also, Jl. Agus Salim was closed and all
schools in the area were given a one-day vacation.

However, President Megawati failed to make an appearance to
the disappointment of people in the area, said Hanafi.

"Yesterday the organizer said that President Megawati would
arrive and that they would have to close the road and that
schools in the area would be given a one-day holiday," said
Theresia Seneng Rahayu, whose daughter is a student at a
kindergarten in the area.

Apparently, the ceremony was not scheduled into President
Megawati's agenda on Tuesday.

Hanafi said that the ceremony, which also showcased Dangdut
performers, was organized by the Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle (PDIP).

A man who asked not to be identified, said that the ceremony's
organizers conduct, had disappointed local residents. "The
schools there should not have been given a holiday," he said.