PDI sells bike to fund campaign

PDI sells bike to fund campaign

BATAM, Riau: Cash-strapped and rift-ridden, the local
Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) branch has sold its only
working motorcycle to fund its campaign.

But party officials have not consulted the local government,
which provided the motorcycle to make party members more mobile
for election work.

"We have canceled several rallies because of the absence of
funds," branch chief Anton Syed Denar was quoted by Antara as
saying yesterday.

Anton said finance was the branch's biggest problem, not the
threat of disruption by Megawati loyalists who have boycotted the
campaign.

The Batam Election Supervision Committee has promised to
provide the branch a megaphone and a stage. Anton said he should
thank the committee for its mean offer. (pan)