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        "msgid": "tension-erupts-during-nu-national-conference-plenary-session-over-muktamar-venue-1782140043",
        "date": "2026-06-22 21:06:33",
        "title": "Tension Erupts During NU National Conference Plenary Session Over Muktamar Venue",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "A plenary session at the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) National Conference in Kediri was briefly disrupted by heated exchanges and pushing among participants over the perceived premature selection of the 35th Muktamar venue. Organisers clarified that no decision had been made, and a special team will now evaluate candidate locations based on infrastructure, security, financing, and spiritual considerations.",
        "content": "<p>A plenary session to determine the location of the 35th Nahdlatul\nUlama (NU) Muktamar was marred by tension among participants on Monday\n(22\/6). Despite the commotion, no official decision has been reached\nregarding the host for the largest Islamic organisation in Indonesia\u2019s\nmajor event. The incident occurred during the 2026 NU National\nConference of Religious Scholars and Grand Conference (Munas-Konbes) at\nthe Al-Falah Ploso Islamic Boarding School in Kediri Regency. Several\nparticipants reacted strongly after a perception spread that the\nMuktamar venue had been decided in favour of the Lirboyo Islamic\nBoarding School, even though the forum had not yet made any decision.\nThe tension escalated into pushing and shoving, forcing security\npersonnel to restrain several participants before the session resumed.\nRais Syuriyah of PBNU East Kalimantan, Muhammad Ali Kholil, stated that\nthe situation was merely a misunderstanding. \u2018It was just a\nmisunderstanding about the Muktamar venue being immediately decided for\nLirboyo. In fact, it has not been decided yet, because this will still\nbe discussed internally within PBNU,\u2019 Ali said after the session. At\nleast five regions have proposed themselves as hosts: East Java, West\nNusa Tenggara, West Java, DKI Jakarta, and West Sumatra. The forum only\nstipulated one main requirement: the location must be within an Islamic\nboarding school environment that has active students. \u2018It is not final.\nMany want the Muktamar venue to be in NTB, West Java, Jakarta, and also\nWest Sumatra. However, the directive was that the location must be at a\nboarding school that has its own students,\u2019 he said. Secretary of the\n2026 Munas and Konbes NU Steering Committee, KH Muhammad Nuh, stated\nthat PBNU will now form a special team to review and assess all\ncandidate locations. He mentioned that the assessment covers four\naspects: suitability of facilities and infrastructure, security,\nfinancial readiness, and spiritual considerations. \u2018There are already\nseveral proposed locations, from NTB, East Java, West Java, and West\nSumatra. We will immediately form a team to review these places,\u2019 Nuh\nsaid. Regarding the spiritual aspect, the former Minister of Education\nand Culture emphasised that this has never been absent from any\nstrategic decision of NU. \u2018NU always ultimately uses spiritual\nconsiderations, including when it designated the Al-Falah Ploso Islamic\nBoarding School as the venue for the 2026 NU Munas and Konbes,\u2019 he\nexplained. Meanwhile, the 35th NU Muktamar itself is scheduled to take\nplace from 1 to 5 August 2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tension-erupts-during-nu-national-conference-plenary-session-over-muktamar-venue-1782140043",
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