PT KAI’s response about Garut Regent Will Dismantle Cibatu Culinary Park
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.COM – PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) is ready to take legal efforts to respond to the Garut Regent Rudy Gunawans plan to dismantling the Cibatu Culinary Park, because it was considered against the rules.
Previously, the presence of the foodcourt area in the area of the former Cibatu Market The (old market) which was just inaugurated last week sparked protests from the traders of Pasar Baru Cibatu, which is a relocation from the market long after the market fire a few years ago.
On Friday (7/10/2022), a number of Cibatu Pasar Baru traders held a demonstration in the yard of the Garut Regency DPRD Building, and refused the presence of the Cibatu Culinary Park.
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In the audience with the merchants, Regent Rudy responded to closing the Cibatu Culinary Park. Its open space green, the merchant must have a permit. Monday (10/10) I make sure to lead directly to come there (Cibatu), said Rudy.
In response to this, the Public Relations Manager of PT KAI (Persero) Daop II Bandung, Kuswardoyo spoke up.
PT KAI hopes that the Garut Regent will not take unilateral action by dismantling the stalls at the Cibatu Culinary Park. If If that happens, we are ready to take legal action, he said KONTAN, Saturday (8/10/2022).
On that basis, KAI is ready to coordinate with the Garut Regional Government to resolve the controversy. Kuswardoyo emphasized that KAI has strong basis regarding the status of the land currently used for culinary garden.
I inform you that the land of the former Cibatu Market, which is currently leased by KAI to other parties to be used as an area foodcort and playground are KAIs assets since 2016 rented by the Garut Regency Government and then still used until March 2022, he said.
Furthermore, through a letter from the Environmental Service, Garut Regency Government decided to terminate the rental agreement with KAI and return the assets to KAI. Thus, KAI re-commercialize this asset in accordance with the letter termination of cooperation from the Garut Regency Government, because there is an obligation from KAI to optimize the land assets.
So, the status of the land belongs to KAI and not RTH. Currently hired by another party who had also done the cleaning in The location, which was previously slum, was turned into a garbage dump wild, said Kuswardoyo.
