Commission VIII Of The House Of Representatives Urges BPIP To Revise Rules On Prohibition Of Using Hijab For Paskibraka

JAKARTA - Member of Commission VIII DPR RI, Wisnu Wijaya urged the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP) to revise the rules regarding the prohibition of wearing the headscarf for heirloom flag-raising troops (Paskibraka). Wisnu admitted that she was concerned about the BPIP regulation which made the Muslim members of the post-brake have the potential to remove their headscarves in carrying out the task of raising the heirloom flag at the state ceremony on August 17, 2024. According to him, BPIP's claim that it was done on a voluntary basis, difficult accepted with common sense. "In addition to being unwise, the regulation was also made on a weak basis because philosophically it contradicts Pancasila and the constitution, namely the first precept of Pancasila and Article 28E paragraph (1-2) and Article 29 paragraph (1-2) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia," said Vishnu to reporters, Thursday, August 15. The PKS legislator explained that this concern was related to the secularization effort which was reflected through BPIP regulations, which targeted the Muslimah of the post-articles members.. firmly against this. Indonesia is a state of God, not a secular state. This means that the state occupies religion as values (values) that are related to the joints of people's lives as well as the practice of the nation and state of the Indonesian people. It does not actually negate it from the practice of our nation and state, as reflected in the BPIP rule," he explained.Wisnu emphasized that Indonesia's foundation as a country of absolutety is explicitly reflected in the sound the third paragraph of the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution. "On the blessing of Allah, which is omnipotent and driven by noble wishes to have a free national life, the Indonesian people hereby declare their independence," said Wisnu. "This means that the founding fathers of the Republic, whether nationalist, even communists at that time, also acknowledged that this republic could be independent and established because of the role of Allahiyah, not solely because of their material efforts," he said. So, he continued. Wisnu, being a heistorist and irrelevant if there is currently a policy of state administrators who actually position religious practices with face-to-face national practices (vis a vis) or mutually negligible with each other. Therefore, Wisnu suggested that BPIP immediately revise the regulation. According to him, so that the regulation reflects the middle path' by accommodating the Muslim wishes of the post-brake members who want to use the headscarf to accommodate their needs. proportional.

"We encourage the rule to reflect the middle ground. The hijab can still be used, for those who want it, as long as the model and how it is used do not disturb the performance of the post-brake members and still look appropriate," said Wisnu., "After all, so far there have been no findings showing that the use of the headscarf for women who play a role in the public sphere interferes with their performance while carrying out their duties and responsibilities," he concluded.