PDI-P puts spin on Indira resignation

PDI-P puts spin on Indira resignation

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan) accepted the resignation of its senior member Indira
Damayanti Soegondo from the parliament and considered it "a good
political education."

"This is part of a normal and positive political education, I
think deserves to be appreciated," Pramono Anung Wibowo, Deputy
Secretary General of PDI Perjuangan said here on Thursday.

Indira, a member of the House of Representatives and of the
People's Consultative Assembly, stepped down in apparent disgust
with the party's rejection of establishing a special committee to
investigate the Rp 40 billion buloggate fiasco that allegedly
implicates House Speaker Akbar Tandjung.

Pramono said that despite Indira's resignation from the
legislature, she would continue to work for the party.

Many experts consider Indira's resignation another severe blow
to the party after two other senior party figures --Dymiaty
Hartono and Sophan Sophiaan also quit recently over controversial
party stances.

Pramono denied that the party's controversial policy on the
bulog scandal had increased the friction among PDI Perjuangan
legislators in the House. --JP