PDI

PDI

From Media Indonesia

The statutes and by-laws of an organization are sometimes interpreted differently by individual members of the organization. PDI (Indonesian Democratic Party) is an example. The conflicting groups have different interpretations of their statutes and by-laws. Government officials have also reacted differently over the split within the party. Some openly support the group which wants the congress to take place, some give their support in an implicit manner, and others just shrug and say : "That's their own business."

But none of the political supervisors try to persuade the two conflicting groups to sit at the same table to talk over and settle their differences in line with the spirit of Pancasila. In fact, PDI, like the other political parties, is an asset to the nation, and should remain united.

The absence of positive guidance by the political supervisors confuses not only the party members but also the wider Indonesian and global communities.

I do not belong to PDI. But I can clearly see which are genuine leaders, and which are only opportunistic in nature. Nevertheless I still have confidence that the government will be able to handle the PDI case wisely, by not siding with either of the factions. Should the government side with either side, complete disintegration of PDI would become inevitable. This would have strong repercussions all over the country.

TOHA MUNADJAT

Jakarta