BGN: Hendrik Irawan's Dance Action Violates Principle of Propriety

The government prioritises maintaining the quality of education. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has halted operations at the Nutrition Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) kitchen in Pangauban Village, Batujajar Subdistrict, West Bandung Regency, after a dance performed by Hendrik Irawan, a partner in the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme, went viral on social media. The Head of the Bandung Regional Nutrition Fulfilment Service Office (PPG), Ramzi, stated that the dance violated the principle of propriety given the current economic conditions of the community. “Regarding the action taken by the individual, this is actually more of a personal matter for the person involved,” he said on Thursday (26/3/2026). Prior to this case emerging, BGN had reminded all MBG partners to uphold social ethics and be sensitive to community conditions. Ramzi emphasised that his office could not intervene in netizens’ reports to the police by Hendrik Irawan, as it was outside BGN’s purview. “I don’t even know about the police report,” he said. Hendrik Irawan’s dance prompted BGN to conduct a surprise inspection at the SPPG kitchen site. The inspection found violations in kitchen wastewater management (IPAL) regulations. Based on these findings, BGN imposed a sanction of operational suspension on the kitchen. “Regarding the suspension, from the inspection conducted by Director Tawas, it was found that the IPAL was not adequate. Therefore, the decision was made to suspend it,” Ramzi explained. The operational suspension sanction applies until the MBG partner addresses the environmental violation findings. “For IPAL issues, usually as long as the IPAL is not resolved, the suspension is not lifted. To revoke the freeze, there is typically a request from the partner accompanied by evidence that the findings have been followed up,” he clarified. Ramzi addressed the public discussion on the Rp6 million per day figure. According to him, this amount is not operational profit for the SPPG kitchen but rather an incentive from BGN for building and equipment rental in accordance with technical guidelines. “This incentive is income provided by BGN to MBG partners as costs for renting the premises and kitchen equipment. According to the technical guidelines, each kitchen or SPPG receives an incentive of Rp6 million per day for 24 days per month,” he explained. With this incentive, MBG partners are not permitted to take profits from the costs of purchasing raw materials for the predetermined menu items. “For profits, partners or foundations are not allowed to gain profit from price differences, whether from raw materials at Rp10,000 or Rp8,000,” Ramzi stressed.