Heru Budi Asks Not To Be Blackmailed, Anies: The Performance Of The DKI Rakyat Provincial Government Who Is Assessable

JAKARTA - Anies Baswedan responded to the statement of the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono who asked not to be scapegoated when Anies garnered support to run as a candidate for Governor of DKI Jakarta in the 2024 Pilkada. Anies felt that he was not a scapegoat for Jakarta's problems during the leadership of the Head of the Presidential Secretariat. According to him, the people can already assess the performance of the DKI Provincial Government in every leader in office. "As for the performance of the Provincial Government (DKI Jakarta), the people will judge whether the people will give approval or disapproval," said Anies when met at the DKI Jakarta PKB DPW Office, Sunday, July 21. The former governor of DKI Jakarta claims to only want Jakarta residents to feel equal in every policy of the DKI Provincial Government. "Our focus is on the people, the people of Jakarta. So let the people always, this is a democratic process that provides space for the community to judge," said Anies. Previously, Anies admitted that he intends to run again as a candidate for the Governor of DKI because he wants to make the condition of Jakarta and its governance as when he was governor for the 2017-2022 period. "We want that atmosphere back, we want the atmosphere of the provincial government which is full of love for its citizens. The provincial government sees the people like their own brothers and children, not the provincial government who is stingy with its citizens, not the provincial government which limits the benefits received by its citizens," said Anies, Saturday, July 20. "Therefore, we will make sure to return all the benefits that were cut. Because of what it is because it must be able to provide benefits to the people here," he added. Heru responded to this statement. Heru also asked Anies not to make him a scapegoat in seeking public support to run again in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. "Please compete in the regional elections, but don't scapegoat me," said Heru when met at Lapangan Banteng, Central Jakarta, Saturday, July 20 evening. Heru Budi claims that he has not stopped the social assistance program that has been running since the era of Anies' leadership in Jakarta. Instead, Heru admitted that he corrected the data on beneficiaries so that they were more targeted. "There is no activity for the community, I will stop it. Nothing. I run everything, but I tidy it up according to the existing rules," said Heru.