Seven Factions Reject Plenary Interpellation After Being Knocked Out At The Bamus Meeting, Head Of DPRD: Don't Create Street Parliament!

Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Prasetio Edi Marsudi (Instagram photo @prasetyoedimarsudi)

JAKARTA - The chairman of the DKI DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, admitted that he was surprised by the attitude of the seven DPRD factions and the four deputy heads of the DPRD who vehemently rejected the interpellation plenary meeting of Formula E set out in the DPRD Deliberative Body (Bamus) meeting.

They rejected the plenary meeting because they thought that the interpellation discussion was not included in the Bamus agenda. The seven factions are the Gerindra Party, Golkar, Nasdem, Democrat, PKS, PAN, and PPP-PKB.

Prasetyo regretted the attitude of the seven factions who expressed their refusal outside the forum after the Bamus meeting ended. In fact, he said, the rejection should have been realized in a plenary meeting.

"The Bamus is a plenary forum in a plenary meeting. Later, what is called a quorum or not a quorum, occurs in a plenary session. Don't make it look like a street parliament," Prasetyo told reporters, Tuesday, September 28.

Prasetyo views that the determination of the plenary schedule for the interpellation is already a rule. Bearing in mind, none of the members of the seven factions expressed their rejection of the schedule at the Bamus meeting yesterday.

"We have given those present (at the Bamus meeting) the opportunity to express their opinions. How come there are those from the faction who disagree (interpellated) in the meeting. But they didn't say anything until I tapped the hammer," he said.

Previously, seven factions of the DKI DPRD expressed their refusal to attend the plenary meeting to determine the interpellation of Formula E which is planned to be held on Tuesday, September 28 tomorrow.

Deputy Chairman of the DKI DPRD from the Gerindra faction, Mohamad Taufik, emphasized that the seven factions would not attend the plenary meeting because the agenda was considered illegal.

"Seven factions and four deputy chairmen of the DKI DPRD stated that the plenary meeting held on Tuesday, September 28 was not worth attending because it was an illegal act," said Taufik.

The plenary meeting that will be held today is to determine whether the DPRD will conduct an interpellation or not. Interpellation is regulated in DKI Jakarta DPRD Regulation Number 1 of 2020, specifically in Chapter VIII concerning the Implementation of the Rights of DPRD and Members of DKI DPRD.

Article 120 explains that the right of interpellation is the right of the DPRD to request information from the governor regarding regional government policies that are important and strategic and have a broad impact on the life of society and the state.