Bahlil Urges MKGR Cadres to Provide Input to Government, Highlights Free Meal Programme

Golkar Party Chairman Bahlil Lahadalia has requested cadres of the Musyawarah Kekeluargaan Gotong Royong (MKGR) organisation to support the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. One way to do this is by actively providing input to the government. He made the statement while attending the MKGR Extraordinary General Assembly in Central Jakarta on Saturday. According to Bahlil, supporting the government is a logical consequence of being a supporting party. “This is a consequence of a political party that nominates, fights for, wins, and oversees the success of these programmes. Of course, in overseeing programmes there are always dynamics, there are pluses and minuses,” Bahlil said. Bahlil also asked cadres who sit in parliament, at the central, provincial, and district or city levels, to help resolve issues in their respective regions through corrections and constructive input. “We do not need to follow the ways of other people or parties because we are also an independent party. Therefore, we have our own way of conveying our political views to achieve perfection of a programme, if it is not yet perfect,” he said. He then cited the Free Nutritious Meals programme as an example. According to him, the programme has a very noble purpose, although its implementation still has shortcomings that need evaluation. “MBG is one example, ladies and gentlemen. We know this is a noble programme, but we also cannot close our eyes to the fact that there are shortcomings. And Golkar’s task is to oversee and provide input on what is lacking so that it becomes good, it is a must,” he stated. “Because providing corrections is part of political support for the government. And I have said in the faction’s direction that all ministers, including ministers from Golkar, and the DPR, especially Golkar Party cadres, have an absolute obligation to provide input,” he added. Bahlil stressed that providing input and oversight is a proper function of parliament, including overseeing the performance of ministers. He said criticism is necessary for future improvement. “If the ministers cannot be supervised, then who will supervise them? So I think we really have to do this. Let’s say many other programmes are successful, you also have to be fair to say that is good. For those that are not yet good, it is our obligation to find ways to perfect them. This is one of our tasks, ladies and gentlemen,” he concluded.