The Changes History of Catfish Statue into The Clock in Bekasi

           Formerly, the city of Bekasi have the famous iconic Statue of catfish. Catfish fish-shaped sculpture with harp pieces, but better known as the Statue of catfish. This icon is strong in public memory as a distinguished strategic location. before anyone asks locations, people typically responsible if the location Bekasi Station, Hospital, Police Station, or Mosque of the following; "station on the right statue Lele, Bekasi Hospital is near the "statue catfish". Catfish statue was built in 1995, survived for 7 years and abdicated in 2002. Sculpture built by the power of the Regent Moch. Djamhari then deemed to be incompatible with the will of the people in forming an icon. Regent statement that catfish and lute pieces fit because the two crops grown rapidly in the city of jakarta, so worth the iconic city of Bekasi. While public opinion catfish and fruit lute became less appropriate icon, Catfish is a fish that greedy and eating everything, and it's cheap, are harps fruit though almost every garden in Bekasi there but the price is cheap too. So as unsuitable for city sculpture.
             Several times to protest catapult up to the regent of Bekasi Mayor penetrated then Nonon Sonthani father, but as one long bureaucratic process, In the end when after a rally April 24, 2002 in Bekasi Sports Stadium, Sri Jaya village head, district Tambun, father Damin Sada with some people who are members of the Association Bekasi Putra Putri Patriot Bekasi (Hipprasi) or Community Kinship Bekasi Agency (BKM) Baghasasi, came to the statue of catfish and burn it. In its place was built the clock tower. 

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http://artinnotek.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/patung-lele/