Session Of Presidential Election Dispute, Coordinating Minister For Human Development And Culture Denies The Government Of Social Assistance Politization

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy denied that social assistance (bansos) was used as a government political tool to win certain pairs of candidates in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres) contestation.

According to him, the social assistance program is the government's plan since several years ago to reduce poverty in Indonesia.

"We need to emphasize that the implementation of these programs has been planned from the start to prevent poverty and at the same time reduce and eliminate extreme poverty as we have explained," said Muhadjir during a trial at the Constitutional Court (MK), Friday, April 5.

Nevertheless, Muhadjir emphasized that he still respects those who echo the politicization of social assistance during the 2024 election.

It is said that the task of the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture will only carry out its duties to coordinate the distribution of social assistance evenly.

"We understand that your duties and functions to coordinate, synchronize, and control the implementation of programs in the field are then linked to democratic parties some time ago," he said.

For information, at the General Election Result Dispute (PHPU) this time, the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture will not only testify. There are three others, namely, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Tri Rismaharini.