Transportation fare hike

Transportation fare hike

From Warta Kota

Practices of democracy in many a country show that leadership change is necessary and good as long as it made through an honest and fair election system. Unfortunately, in Indonesia all the administrations, from the New Order regime to the present, have paid little attention to the welfare of the people, who have been suffering a protracted economic crisis, and not knowing when it will all end.

Likewise, the Jakarta administration has no conscience at all. Governor Sutiyoso has approved a 57 percent increase in the fares of buses. Has he imagined what things would be like if this hike was introduced?

The Jakarta administration and the People's Consultative Assembly must seriously take into account the interest of the people before making decisions. They must pay attention not only to the public transportation operators, but also bus drivers/conductors and the public at large.

They must realize that life is getting increasingly difficult as prices of daily necessities have gone up following hikes in fuel prices. They must realize that this country belongs to all the people, not only the political elite and businessmen.

POLTAK SML

Jakarta