Poor attendance puts House behind

Poor attendance puts House behind

JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) failed on Thursday
to have a Bamus (deliberation body) meeting as only 22 of the
76-member committee showed up.

Deputy House speaker Tosari Widjaja expressed concern about
the poor attendance, saying it was the 16th meeting House leaders
had canceled due to inadequate numbers.

The meeting was supposed to arrange schedules, including the
endorsement of central bank officials and the deliberation of
bills.

Tosari said many legislators had played hooky from important
sessions since the April 5 legislative election. Many of these
legislators were not reelected and were due to leave the House
soon.

The bad attendance has contributed to the failure of the House
to finish deliberating many important bills. - JP