According to Napitupulu, the move is a part of a long-term responsibility to ensure the future of the drivers' families.
"We continue to push the applicator regarding the 10 percent commission as our responsibility for the drivers' future, for their children," he said in a statement released on Saturday.
He made the statement in response to complaints from online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers, who have requested that the applicators' cut of their earnings be reduced to a maximum of 10 percent from 30 percent.
The drivers expressed the hope that the government and the DPR will turn their demands into a regulation that applicators will need to comply with.
As a member of the commission in charge of infrastructure and development, Napitupulu said he was concerned about parties abandoning the struggle of the online drivers.
"Those betraying the drivers' struggle are actually betraying the future of the drivers' children," he emphasized.
He said that efforts to support the drivers are linked to the welfare of millions of Indonesians.
"If we agree to limit the tariff cuts to 10 percent, at least 20 million people can live more prosperously. So, where is the problem?" he asked.
He also highlighted the political challenges that must be faced in the Parliament. In the initial stage, 48 votes from Commission V members will be needed to pass the decision.
He promised to continue fighting to turn the policy into a formal regulation.
Earlier, the government also demonstrated its support for online drivers by devising a policy requiring applicators to give a holiday bonus (BHR) to drivers ahead of Eid al-Fitr.
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Translator: Fath Putra M, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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