Changes In Jakarta Street Names By Anies Harvest Rejection, Prasetyo Edi: Don't Invite DPRD To Chat, How About The Community?

Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi. (Between)

JAKARTA - The chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, admitted that he was not surprised by the change of street names in Jakarta using the name of a Betawi figure initiated by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan, which attracted residents' rejection.

This is because Anies decided to change the name of the road without consulting the DKI DPRD. Likewise with affected residents who feel they have not received socialization on the change in the name of this road.

"As a local government, as a protector, that's why you can talk to the DPRD. You don't even talk to the DPRD, how about the community?" said Prasetyo to reporters, Friday, July 1.

Prasetyo also confirmed that Anies only decided on the road name policy unilaterally, even when the DPRD submitted a proposal for one of the names to be used.

During the plenary meeting of Jakarta's 494th Anniversary last year, Prasetyo asked Anies to change the name of Jalan Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta to Ali Sadikin.

However, in the announcement of the change in 22 street names some time ago, none of Ali Sadikin's names were used as street names.

"At that time I explained that the request for the 494th anniversary of DKI Jakarta was H. Ali Sadikin. Here I don't understand. If he decides the path, there must be a deliberative body, I should be involved. This isn't it. He who did it himself. Yes, he said.

Therefore, this PDIP politician asked residents who refused to change the name of the street to hold an audience with the DKI Jakarta DPRD.

"If people want to complain, they can. We will accommodate them later. We can just call the Government Assistant (Setda DKI Jakarta Province)," he said.

As is known, protests for the change of street names by the Governor of DKI Jakarta continue to emerge. Previously, residents of Jalan Budaya which turned into Jalan Entong Gendut in the Kramat Jati area, East Jakarta, expressed their complaints.

This time, residents of RW 06 Tanah Tinggi Sub-district, Johar Baru District, admitted that they did not accept and refused to change the name of the road in their area to Jalan A. Hamid Arief.

In changing the name of Jalan Tanah Tinggi V to Jalan Hamid Arief, residents claimed that they had never been involved. Residents said, there was no deliberation or notification of the change of street name from the local kelurahan.

"We were never involved in deliberation at all. The residents, even the head of the RT did not receive any notification. We also residents strongly objected to the change in the name of the road," said Irzon, a resident of RT 10/06, Tanah Tinggi Village, Johar New, rejected, Thursday, June 30.