Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono denied Tuesday that he had forbidden ministers to have a hearing with the parliament.

President Susilo made the statement after a consultation meeting with the top leaders of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) at the parliament building this afternoon.

"I want ministers to do their obligation to comply with the invitation of the DPR for hearing," Susilo said.

He said that the government needed supervision from the parliament in conducting its work.

Early on Monday, State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that President Susilo did not allow his ministers to have a hearing with the house.

The political deadlock took shape last week and got worse at the DPR on Monday with opposing camps -- the Nationhood Coalition and the People's Coalition -- each held their separate meetings.

The opposing camps do not recognize each other, and a full-blown rift appears imminent, which will undoubtedly have an adverse affect on the House's ability to carry out its tasks.

The People's Coalition include the National Mandate Party (PAN),the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the United Development Party (PPP), and the Democratic Party as well as other small parties grouped in the Democratic Pioneer Star (BPD) faction.

The Nationhood Coalition, which formed on August 19 to back Megawati Soekarnoputri's bid for her re-election, comprises the Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the Golkar Party, the Prosperous Peace Party (PDS), the National Awakening Party PKB), and the Reform Star Party (PBR).

The political confrontation and deadlock in the DPR appeared due to a struggle for some leading posts of the DPR's sub-committees.

Source: Xinhua