Transjakarta Gold Children Microtrans Operator Called Owned By DKI DPRD Member

Jakarta Microtrans Transport (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Yesterday, a number of Microtrans drivers who were members of the Blue Laskar Communication Forum (FKLB) held a demonstration at the DKI Jakarta City Hall. According to them, PT Transjakarta discriminated by ordering one of the transportation operators who joined the JakLingko system.

One of the representatives of the FKLB, Rahmadoni revealed that one operator that is considered to have received more quotas for the procurement of Microtrans is the Kalpika Wahana Cooperative (KWK). The owner is Deputy Chairman of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Taufik Azhar.

For the record, Commission B of the DKI DPRD is in charge of supervising the implementation of the budget for regional-owned enterprises (BUMD) DKI Jakarta, including Transjakarta.

"Incidentally, the deputy chairman of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD as well as the Chair of the KWK. So, it is very clear about the conflict of interest," said Rahmadoni in a short message, Wednesday, July 31.

Now, the demands of drivers from a number of partner operators in JakLingko have been received by the DKI Jakarta and Transjakarta Transportation Agencys. If the demands are not met, they will open up opportunities to report allegations of collusion in the procurement of Microtrans to the KPK.

"We could have done (KPK report) if there was no good solution from the DKI Provincial Government, DISHUB DKI, and Transjakarta. But, so far we have no plan. Go ahead, law enforcement officers and the public themselves consider it as a form of contribution to the supervision of PSO funds (subsidies from the APBD)," he explained.

Tuesday, July 30, hundreds of Microtrans drivers held a demonstration at the DKI Jakarta City Hall. They also brought fleets parked along Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan. Congestion was inevitable.

Microtrans drivers demonstrated with a number of demands. One of them complained about the distribution of the Microtrans procurement quota as a substitute for regular fleets such as Metromini and angkot for partnering operators.

They considered that there was discrimination from Transjakarta in JakLingko's policy. Of the 11 partner operators, there is 1 operator that Transjakarta seems to have neglected because it gets the quota for absorption of the fleet at most to be operated compared to others.

Then, the Microtrans driver also felt that the payment of rupiah per kilometer of the fleet determined by Transjakarta was not commensurate. So, they do not get a salary equivalent to the UMP.