Plenary Agrees To Revision Of The DKJ Law So A DPR Initiative Proposal

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Adies Kadir, chaired the plenary meeting/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - All members of the council approved the revision of the Amendment Law on Law Number 2 of 2024 concerning the Province of the Special Region of Jakarta (DKJ) as a proposal for the DPR initiative.

The approval was taken at a plenary meeting held on Tuesday, November 12.

After the factions expressed their views in writing, the chairperson of the meeting then asked for approval from all members of the council.

"Thus, the eight factions have expressed their respective factions' opinions, now is the time for us to ask the honorable council hearing whether the Bill on amendments to the Law for 2/2024 concerning the Province of Jakarta can be approved as a proposal from the DPR RI?," Adies asked, followed by the approval of members of the DPR.

Previously, the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR agreed to revise the results of the drafting of the Bill on Amendments to Law Number 2 of 2024 concerning the Province of the Special Region of Jakarta (DKJ) to the proposal of the DPR initiative. The proposed amendment is the affirmation of the nomenclature of the Special Region of Jakarta (DKJ).

"Before we close this meeting, we need to convey that all inputs, the views that have been conveyed by members of the Legislative Body will be used as material for the improvement of the bill and the results of the drafting of the Bill on amendments to Law Number 2 of 2024 concerning the Province of the Special Region of Jakarta, of course, as a proposal from the DPR at the Plenary Meeting tomorrow, November 12, 2024," said Chairman of the Legislative Council of the DPR, Bob Hasan in a meeting, Monday, November 11.