Residents want clean Council

TANGERANG: Hundreds of students, workers, non-governmental organization (NGO) activists and members of the arts community staged a rally outside the Tangerang City Council on Tuesday, enlivening the swearing-in ceremony of 45 new councillors.

They demanded that the new councillors work against corruption in the council.

However, only Krisna Gunata of the Golkar Party and Moh. Bonnie Mufidjar of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) went out to meet the protesters and signed the "political contract".

The written statement made by the protesters required the new councillors not to be involved in money politics and not to deceive the public.

Acting chairman Krisna Gunata said he would soon hold the first meeting for the councillors to discuss their internal regulations. -- JP