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        "msgid": "pdip-denies-bem-bersatu-allegations-of-involvement-in-student-protests-against-free-meals-programme-1781683075",
        "date": "2026-06-17 14:10:07",
        "title": "PDIP Denies BEM Bersatu Allegations of Involvement in Student Protests Against Free Meals Programme",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has vehemently denied accusations from the BEM Bersatu student alliance that it orchestrated student protests against the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme. Party spokesperson Guntur Romli dismissed the claims as baseless slander, specifically refuting the logic linking a protest leader's vehicle ownership to party figures. He urged the student group to cease manipulative narratives and focus on substantive debate.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 Spokesperson for the Indonesian Democratic Party of\nStruggle (PDIP), Guntur Romli, has firmly stated that his party was not\ninvolved in student demonstrations rejecting the Free Nutritious Meals\n(MBG) programme. The statement was made in response to allegations from\nthe United Student Executive Boards (BEM Bersatu) alliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accusation linking student protests against the MBG programme to\nPDIP is baseless slander, absurd, and undermines the integrity of the\nstudents\u2019 moral movement,\u201d Guntur said in a statement on Wednesday, 17\nJune 2026.<\/p>\n<p>BEM Bersatu spokesperson Rahmat Djimbula had previously indicated\npolitical involvement, citing the use of a luxury Toyota Fortuner SUV by\nprotest leader Tiyo Ardianto. The vehicle is allegedly owned by Siti\nNuraeni, the sister of retired Lieutenant General Setyo Sularso. Setyo\u2019s\nname was then linked as the in-law of retired General Andika Perkasa,\nwho was part of Ganjar Pranowo\u2019s campaign team during the 2024\npresidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Guntur systematically dismantled the allegations. \u201cConnecting the\nownership of a vehicle (a Fortuner) belonging to a civilian (Siti\nNuraeni), then drawing a line to a sibling relationship (Setyo Sularso),\nthen further linking it to an in-law relationship (Andika Perkasa), and\nfinally jumping to the conclusion that PDIP is behind the student\nprotests, is a clear logical fallacy,\u201d he stated. \u201cIn social and\npolitical reality, the political choices between siblings or in-laws are\nnot necessarily the same and cannot be carelessly generalised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further asserted that PDIP has never funded or assigned its\nofficials and cadres to involve themselves in the technicalities of\nstudent movements. \u201cAccusing every critical action of being a political\norder is an outdated attempt to silence dissent and degrade the pure\nmoral movement of students voicing the people\u2019s aspirations,\u201d Guntur\nexplained.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the BEM Bersatu alliance to stop spreading manipulative\nnarratives that lack a factual basis. \u201cStop belittling the student\nmovement with cheap partisan accusations. Let us prioritise substantive\ndebate and a healthy exchange of ideas, rather than busying ourselves\nwith finding fault through a \u2018cocokologi\u2019 logic of car ownership that\nhas absolutely no connection to party policy lines,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pdip-denies-bem-bersatu-allegations-of-involvement-in-student-protests-against-free-meals-programme-1781683075",
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