he public desire to maintain the system of direct local executive elections remains incredibly strong ... Similarly, a Litbang Kompas survey in December 2025 found that 77.3 percent of citizens supported direct local elections.
And when we look closely at engineering reports, peer review findings, and the RegionalTransportationCommission’s own decisions, the facts point in a very different direction than the rail vision sold to the public over the past decade. • Fact 1 ... .
India has the opportunity to consolidate gains and accelerate into the next phase of growth by developing measurable outcomes and effective delivery mechanisms ....