Students oppose PDI rival board

Students oppose PDI rival board

SEMARANG, Central Java: Over 50 students from various universities here yesterday staged a demonstration in front of the Legislative Assembly building demanding the authorities take action against those who established a rival board within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).

The students also expressed their support for Megawati, the chairwoman of the party's central executive board. They, however, acknowledged that they are not members of the party but very concerned about the party's prolonged crisis.

A few days earlier, Tridaya Koesoemopraja, a PDI activist who represents the party in the local assembly, set up a rival provincial board, Antara reported.

Head of the provincial Office of the Intelligence and Socio- political Affairs Misnadi declared that the rival board and its activities were illegal.

"We acknowledge only the legal board and believe the activities of the rival one are illegal," he said. (16)