Still remember the 1st of April, the House of Representatives has said that rising fuel prices was delayed until some three months ahead.
Responding to this, a wave of mass of the entire Indonesia together to unite with one voice, "Reject Fuel price increases." Unfortunately, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was not in Indonesia some time ago. He was carrying out his state duties. It is taken quite seriously by all parties that the president "throw weight" ahead of rising fuel prices.
Days earlier, on March 31, 2012 the members of the House of Representatives held a plenary session at the capitol. The meeting was very tough even time consuming. fraction of all participating parties to speak. Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) and People's Conscience Party (Hanura) expressly rejected the increase in fuel prices that in fact strangling people. At approximately 00:14, the meeting finally finished. And the conclusion: fuel prices did not rise.
And the mass demonstrations out of control anymore. Starting from Medan, Jakarta, to Makassar, the students constantly make speeches demanding lower fuel prices. Anarchist action is inevitable by some unscrupulous students.
What about markets that are "already" raised the price for anticipating spike in fuel prices? It's too late. The prices of basic commodities have gone up nine far-distant days before the fuel price increase was announced.
They are only two choices: Do they want to keep raising prices with small profit or do they want a big advantage to sticking with the previous price? The choices are very difficult and need to be considered.
Is this blurry portrait of the performance of the Parliament that usually tricks the people? They never heard screams the little people, they have never seen anyone more in need than they are. For those (legislators), corruption is magnificent and corruption is not a coward.
Well, April Fools' Day infected the House of Representatives.