Yesterday, Prabowo Issues Ultimatum to Officials and Scientists up to Village Cooperative Targets
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Various political news items were reported by the ANTARA News Agency on Wednesday (29/4), ranging from President Prabowo Subianto’s ultimatum to unpatriotic officials and scientists to targets for developing Merah Putih Village Cooperatives.
Here is a recap of yesterday’s political news for your review.
- Prabowo Issues Ultimatum to Unpatriotic Officials and Scientists to Leave the Ranks
President Prabowo Subianto delivered a harsh ultimatum to officials and intellectuals lacking a spirit of patriotism to step down from their positions.
“Choose: defend your people or serve others. I will not tolerate those who are not patriotic. No matter how intelligent you are, if you do not defend your own nation, there is no place for you around me; go find someone else,” said President Prabowo Subianto in his speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for 13 downstreaming projects in Cilacap, Central Java.
- Prabowo Says Many Countries Are Learning from Indonesia’s MBG Programme
President Prabowo Subianto emphasised that many countries are currently learning from the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme because the Indonesian government, through this policy, is able to serve more than 60 million beneficiaries routinely.
“Many countries are now learning MBG from us. Because, where in the world is there a country that can feed more than 60 million people, five times a week? From pregnant women to helpless elderly, we deliver the meals,” said President Prabowo in his speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for 13 downstreaming projects in Cilacap, Central Java.
- Yusril Proposes Number of DPR Commissions as Parliamentary Threshold
Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services Yusril Ihza Mahendra proposed that the number of commissions in the House of Representatives (DPR RI) be used as the threshold for political parties participating in legislative elections to gain seats in parliament and form factions.
He explained that this refers to the number of commissions, meaning each political party must obtain at least 13 seats in the DPR RI, as there are currently 13 commissions in the DPR RI.
“For example, the benchmark should actually be how many commissions there are in the DPR. That is now regulated in the standing orders; it should be regulated in the law,” said Yusril after attending a Technical Guidance event for DPRD members in Jakarta.
- DPR Member Demands Strict Action Against “Green Taxis” Following Train Accident
Member of Commission VI of the DPR RI, Kawendra Lukistian, urged the government to take firm action against Green SM or “green taxis” in response to a train accident in Bekasi, West Java, which resulted in dozens of fatalities.
He suspects that the taxi vehicle involved was the initial trigger for the chain of consecutive accidents. The long journey of transforming train services, according to him, should not be tarnished by negligence from external parties.
“This is not just a single incident; it has stopped at railway crossings several times, and there are many public complaints about these taxis,” said Kawendra.
- Government Targets Building 25,000 Merah Putih Cooperatives in Three Months
President Prabowo Subianto has set a target to build more than 25,000 Merah Putih Cooperatives across Indonesia within three months as a concrete effort to massively strengthen the foundation of the people’s economy.
“Soon we will inaugurate 1,000 Merah Putih Cooperatives. Possibly in two or three weeks. After that, in two to three months, we will inaugurate more than 25,000 cooperatives,” said Prabowo at the groundbreaking ceremony for 13 downstreaming projects in Cilacap, Central Java.