It has become a tradition that after Eid ul Fitr holiday the capital is invaded by newcomers from various regions. This year, the number of newcomers is predicted to reach 68 thousand people.

Anyone can come to Jakarta as long as they comply with applicable rules

Vice Jakarta Governor Basuki T Purnama said that Jakarta is open to anyone who wants to seek a better livelihood. “ Anyone can come to Jakarta as long as they comply with applicable rules ,” he stated at City Hall, Monday (8/4).

For those who want to try their luck in Jakarta, they must have money and skill, thus unemployment can be prevented. “But if you lived on riverbank, we will return you to your hometowns. All who live on the edge of railway tracks, on riverbanks, and under toll roads, will be controlled,” he asserted.

Previously, Head of Jakarta Population and Civil Registration, Purba Hutapea, told that post Eid ul Fitr, the newcomers are allowed to live in Jakarta as long as they obey the rules. “We cannot forbid them to come here, but they should obey our rules,” he uttered.

Some of the rules that must be obeyed by newcomers in Jakarta are prohibition to trade on sidewalks and roadsides, live outside designated locations (like on the riverbanks), and become people with social welfare issues (PMKS) such as beggars, vagrants, and street kids. “If they broke the rules, strict sanctions will be imposed to them,” he stressed.

According to Hutapea, his department will hold the Population Operation (Binduk) instead of Identity Card Raid (OYK). “In Binduk operation, there are no ID card and minor criminal offenses trial (tipiring) on the spot, like in OYK,” he explained.