Suggestions by students

Suggestions by students

From Republika

This nation is undergoing a hard exam. The latest proof is
that the leaders have been challenging each other. The President
has challenged the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to hold a
special session. This challenge was answered by the MPR Speaker
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) by asking
President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) to resign from the
presidency. The President answered "what if I don't want to
resign".

I suggest that students not be busy with the plaything given
by Gur Dur, i.e. chasing Soeharto and his cronies. Don't think
that if Soeharto is tried, everything will be all right, whereas
the actual source of the disease has shifted towards Gus Dur,
Amien and Akbar. Their disputes have given rise to more serious
damage to this country rather than did Soeharto, which will be
resolved in the course of time.

Dear students, please think of saving the nation and state in
order not to be made tools of the political elite. The student
leaders of all universities and higher learning institutes must
not be hostile to each other. Hold a meeting to elect a president
of student representatives. You could, for example, offer the
result to MPR and DPR. The students' choice would certainly be
backed by the people provided it was objective and rational. My
suggestion is don't choose someone from a political party, people
who like to discredit one another. Choose one from academic
circles or any other source who is not clumsy as a leader.

WAWAN SETIAWAN R

Jakarta