JAKARTA - Former Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Djarot Saiful Hidayat emphasized that it is more important to humanize Betawi artists and culturalists than just using their names for street names.
Moreover, this step is considered to have a serious impact on the residents, especially related to administration.
"The urgency is that we better humanize Betawi artists, Betawi culturalists who must be built," Djarot told reporters at the ACLC KPK Building, Rasuna Said, Jakarta, Monday, June 27.
Not only that, applying the original Betawi cultural values must also be highlighted. "If it's not so dead, you know, if it's not so lost, you know," he said.
"In my opinion, this is more strategic than just changing the name of the road," added the chairman of the PDIP DPP.
Moreover, Djarot assessed that the renaming of roads as announced by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan had an impact on the community.
"If the change of population is easier, changing ID cards, changing family cards, then changing addresses is easy. But what is difficult is changing street names, it also involves other changes, other aspects, such as changing NPWP, changing STNK, changing driver's license, then changing company addresses. This kind of change must also be considered," he said.
Djarot agrees that such changes can be handled free of charge. However, other impacts such as time must also be considered.
"But I will be angry if there is criticism later. This is not criticism, yes, this is input. Evaluation is okay. So, please change the name of the street but there is something more important. That's in my opinion," he said.
As previously reported, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan changed dozens of street names in Jakarta to the names of Betawi figures. In addition to roads, the names of Betawi figures are also enshrined in buildings and villages (zones).
There are 32 names of streets, buildings, and zones that were changed simultaneously in 5 cities and the Thousand Islands Regency. With details of 8 roads in Central Jakarta, 1 road in North Jakarta, 2 roads in West Jakarta, 4 roads in South Jakarta, 5 roads in East Jakarta, 2 roads in the Thousand Islands, 5 buildings in 5 city areas, and 5 zones in the Betawi Cultural Village, South Jakarta.
The policy of changing the name of Jalan Budaya to the name of a Betawi figure, namely Jalan Entong Gendut in the Cililitan area, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, apparently complained about by local residents.
The reason is, with the policy of changing the name of the road, it actually burdens the residents who live on the road.
Residents objected because they thought that all population administration such as KTP, KK, SIM, STNK, BPKB and various other securities would have changed.
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