Outer Bedouin Residents Return To Traditional Villages To Vote For Elections
JAKARTA - Residents of Badui Luar in the interior of Lebak Regency, Banten returned to customary residential areas to make the 2024 general election (Pemilu) a success, because it was an obligation as an Indonesian citizen.
Indigenous Leader who is also the Head of Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar District, Lebak Regency, Tuesday, Saija said the Outer Bedouin community in the fields are now returning to the village in the Land of Indigenous Ulayat Rights.
Mereka masyarakat Badui meninggalkan rumahnya di kawasan perembangan adat untuk menggeluki usaha kebunbun ladang yang ada di sekitar Kecamatan Leuwidamar, Cirinten, Sobang, Gunungkencana, Cileles, Bojongmanik dan Sobang.
The Bedouin community gardens in the fields while living with their family members by building a saung house.
The agriculture of the Bedouin community is to develop commodities of Huma, palawija, vegetables, horticulture and hard plants.
The farming, said Saija, is the mainstay of weekly, monthly and annual economic income for the Bedouin community.
"I think people live in the fields and return to settlements if there are traditional activities or elections," he explained.
Saija said the Bedouin returned to settlements in the afternoon from Gunungkencana District using 20ASH cars.
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In addition, from other sub-districts, using the taxi vehicle.
They are currently in the villages of traditional residential areas and Wednesday (14/2) tomorrow voting at 27 polling stations with a fixed voter list of 7,000 people.
"We ask all Bedouin residents to exercise their voting rights and there is no goal," said Saija.
Meanwhile, Rendi (45), a resident of the Outer Bedouin, admitted that he and his family members returned from fields to their homes in traditional villages because there were presidential and vice elections, the DPR RI, Provincial DPRD, Regency DPRD and DPD.
"We feel happy and happy to be given a long life by God Almighty, so that we can return to the democratic party," said Rendi.