Ahok received several complaints from Panwaslu for not providing information about campaign visits to several areas, including North Jakarta and West Jakarta.

According to Panwaslu, all candidates running in the Jakarta gubernatorial election should inform the Jakarta Police, Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) and General Elections Commission (KPU) about their campaign schedule. Bawaslu will then distribute their schedules to Panwaslu offices at the city and district levels.

Ahok argued that during those visits he had only held discussions with residents and did not ask anyone to vote for him.

(Read also: Ahok to hold another mass campaign before voting day)

"Was I campaigning? Campaigning is pushing [people] to vote for me, while I was not doing any such thing. You can ask the RT [community unit] head. I told them that it was okay if he didn't want to vote for me. I was just being fair," Ahok said during his visit to Cakung, East Jakarta, on Monday.

"Like right now, I am here not to talk about my programs. What programs? I am here for a discussion. I want to tell [the residents] the truth that they are occupying state land. I don't want lie to them," he added.

During his visit to Cakung on Monday, Ahok was dressed in his famous checkered campaign shirt and was accompanied by his campaign team. (trw)

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