TPN Denies Black Campaign The Issue Of Ganjar-Mahfud Not Continuing Social Assistance, Affirms The Sakti KTP Program

JAKARTA - Deputy for the Media Channel for the National Winning Team (TPN) Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD, Karaniya Dharmasaputra, said that the issue of the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair number 3 not continuing the social assistance program (bansos) was not true.

"So once again we want to emphasize that there is a black campaign in society, at the grassroots, which states that if Ganjar-Mahfud were elected, the social assistance programs and the welfare of the people that have now been implemented in President Jokowi's government will not be continued, that is absolutely not true," he said, at the Media Center TPN Ganjar-Mahfud, Jakarta, reported by ANTARA, Monday, December 18.

However, Karaniya said Ganjar-Mahfud had prepared the flagship program "Sakti Identity Cards (KTP)" as a continuation of social assistance programs by the Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin government.

"KTP Sakti is a program that will not only continue social assistance programs and the welfare of the people in the era of President Jokowi's government, but also even improve and complete these programs," he said.

Karaniya also explained that "KTP Sakti" is a program that aims to expand the current social assistance program and welfare of the community to all levels of society in need.

According to Karaniya, the "KTP Sakti" program designed by Ganjar-Mahfud will also utilize digitalization such as in the Jokowi-Ma'ruf "Prikerja Card" program. Thus, the social assistance received by the recipient is fully acceptable without deductions or intermediaries.

"So Sakti's ID card is a program, which I once again convey to all of my friends, is a social assistance digitization program. Programs that take advantage of internet technology, digital technology, as has been initiated in the pre-employment footing," he said.

"We want to expand and facilitate public access to various social assistance funds and the welfare of the community if Ganjar-Mahfud is given a mandate by the people," added Karaniya.