PDIP Cadres Asked To Pick Up The Ball To Take Care Of Poverty

PDI-P (PDIP) politician Abdullah Azwar Anas (Wardhany T/VOI)

PDI-P politician (PDIP) Abdullah Azwar Anas said that the handling of poverty cannot be handed over to the government. According to the direction of PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri, all cadres must move. "The instructions of the General Chairperson for all PDI-P cadres to pick up the ball, not waiting for poverty to be handled. This is certainly a new affirmation for all party cadres to act significantly in collaboration with the central government and local governments to deal with poverty," Anas said at a press conference on the sidelines of the PDIP III National Working Meeting (Rakernas), Wednesday night, June 7. This movement is on the target of the government. In 2024, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wants this figure to be 7.2 percent of the 9.57 percent this year. "So, the Ketum's instructions for all party cadres to work hand in hand to work together to achieve extreme poverty to 0 from our poverty (which) is according to the president's direction, the target is 7.2 percent," said the Minister for Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (Menpan-RB). Meanwhile, PDIP DPP Chairman Djarot Saiful Hidayat stated that his party would try to solve poverty. This step is to fulfill the constitutional mandate in Article 34 paragraph 1 which reads, the poor and abandoned children are cared for by the state. "PDI-P really strives for 2024, there will be no extreme poverty in Indonesia. We also make a road map that in 2034 Indonesia will really be zero poor people," said Djarot. "Indonesia is independent, there should be no poor people. So all three pillars of the party move simultaneously, working together with all components of society," he continued. He ensured that all cadres must formulate policies for efforts to eradicate poverty. Thus, the government's work can be helped.

"All three pillars of the party, party officials must formulate a budget policy that is in favor of the poor. A budget policy that is in favor of job creation, and a budget policy that is in favor of empowering the poor," concluded Djarot.