Source: Kenya Nurrin K. (Civil Engineering 21’)
The People of Surakarta Resistance Solidarity Alliance is holding an action with the title "Tolak Kenaikan Bahan Bakar Minyak". This action is taking place in the front of DPRD Surakarta office(8/9) and invited all students with various elements of society in Solo Raya. There are four demands that voiced in this action, those are:
1) Revoke and reject the increase in fuel prices
2) Demand that the government revise the rubber articles of the Criminal Code
3) Postpone national strategic projects
4) Urge the government to control the prices of basic commodities
This action is held to reject the increased fuel price that was followed by students and elements of the community, included students from UMS, UNS, UTP, UIN Raden Mas said, as well as student organizations such as KAMMI Surakarta, HMI Surakarta, PMII Surakarta, IMM Surakarta etc. Then, community elements such as the Labor Care Forum, the 1998 alliance, LBH Soloraya Justice also attended the protest action.
This activity was arranged systematically by the field coordinator from KAMMI Solo. Based on the technical activities, there were two gathering points for the mass action, namely for the west side at the UMS edutorium, the east side at the Fajar Indah junction. The action period carried out a long march from both sides to the center of the action, DPRD Surakarta office.
Source: Kenya Nurrin K. (Civil Engineering 21’)
The action period began to fill the DPRD office at 12.30, speeches after speeches from representatives of the masses filled Adi Sucipto Solo Street.All orations merged into one, asked DPRD officials to come out to meet the mass action and give agreement to the demands of the masses.After more than two hours, representatives of the DPRD Surakarta finally came out and negotiated with representatives of the action. At 15:25 negotiations have been agreed.
DPRD representatives gave a positive response to the demonstration, every demand was approved and brought to the Indonesia Central Government.This is marked by a joint signing between the Surakarta City Council and representatives of the opposing solo action period.The action period gives seven days since the agreement was agreed, if there is no change in the price of fuel oil, a follow-up action will be held regarding the demands for this action.
Writer : Amarta S. Wijaya (Communication 19’)
Reporter : LPM Campus Crew
Editor : Ihsan C. K. Sinuraya (International Civil Engineering 21’)
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