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Text your say: Ahok vs. councilors
War of words: The Jakarta City Council holds a plenary session on Thursday to establish a team to investigate Jakarta Governor Basuki âAhokâ Tjahaja Purnama, who according to councilors submitted the draft 2015 city budget without the councilâs approval
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War of words: The Jakarta City Council holds a plenary session on Thursday to establish a team to investigate Jakarta Governor Basuki âAhokâ Tjahaja Purnama, who according to councilors submitted the draft 2015 city budget without the councilâs approval.(JP/Awo) (JP/Awo)
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span class="inline inline-center">War of words: The Jakarta City Council holds a plenary session on Thursday to establish a team to investigate Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama, who according to councilors submitted the draft 2015 city budget without the council's approval. (JP/Awo)
Your comments on the prolonged dispute between Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama and the City Council as the council wants to investigate the alleged irregularity of the city administration for submitting a draft budget to the Home Ministry without the signatures of the council's leaders:
This has nothing to do with good governance and everything with bad politics!
Taco Macaco de Vries
I hope that all Jakartans are behind Ahok; he is transparent and trying to do the best for the city.
On the other hand, people do not have any idea about who the city councilors are, what they do for a living. It would be nice if you could publish their list, including council leaders.
Budgeting US$466 for uninterrupted power supply (UPS) devices per school is enough to show that the City Council's intentions are not for the people but against them, wasting people's money.
Hopefully Ahok will win his fight for the city's budget.
Hakan Tolgay
Jakarta
The council members are not used to e-transactions. They'd rather see the money in reality and in the manner it flows, abundantly like in the 'good old days'.
My wife told me of her friend, the wife of an official in the city, mouthing dislike about how Ahok is scrimping on everything in the budget.
Dinero
I would rather Ahok be impeached for doing the right thing than see him bend to the likes of councilors like M. Taufik and Abraham Lulung. By far the best politician Indonesia has seen in a long time. Jokowi should watch and learn.
Yuchan
But all these council members spent good money getting their positions. How will they recoup their losses if you deny the larger budget they want?
Deddy K
I hope that the honesty culture Ahok vigorously demands will be the model for all government officials.
James Waworoendeng
Ahok, this time you are blessed with a very good and rare opportunity for martyrdom. Stay cool. Catch this opportunity without hesitation. Pray for strength and courage to keep on fighting against those dark forces and corrupt officials.
Robby Kaware
Look at who the actual (literally foul and rotten) mouthpieces of this requested inquiry are and to which parties they belong.
CE Wood
