THE broad popular support for Surakarta Mayor Joko Widodo should be a good enough reason for Central Java Governor Bibit Waluyo to reflect on his recent actions. Bibit’s persistence on building a mall by demolishing the former Saripetojo ice plant at Laweyan, Surakarta is a case in point. As a provincial chief executive, he has pit his authority against the aspirations of the people of Central Java, and Surakarta in particular—at least throug