Megawati's Order Bans Regional Heads From PDIP From Participating In Retret, Sufmi Dasco: That's The Affairs Of The Minister Of Home Affairs

JAKARTA - The daily chairman of the Gerindra Party DPP, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, responded to Megawati Soekarnoputri's letter ordering all regional heads from PDIP not to take part in retret activities in Magelang, Central Java.

Dasco did not comment much about the letter issued by Megawati on Thursday, February 20, the night as PDIP's attitude after the Secretary General of PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, was detained by the KPK. Dasco only said that retretting activities were the affairs of the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri).

"It was (a letter) just last night. That's why it's the Minister of Home Affairs' business," said Dasco at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday, February 21.

"Yes, the Minister of Home Affairs held the event," continued the Deputy Speaker of the DPR.

Previously, the General Chairperson of the PDI-P (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri ordered the head and deputy regional head of her party not to participate in retret activities in Magelang on February 21-28.

Megawati's order was conveyed through letter numbered 7294/IN/DPP/II/2025 issued today, Thursday, February 20 or after PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto was detained by the KPK.

The 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia asked regional heads from his party to postpone participating in retret activities.

"It was instructed to all regional heads and deputy regional heads of the PDI-P as follows: regional heads and deputy regional heads to postpone travel that will take part in the retret in Magelang on February 21-28," Megawati wrote in a letter obtained from a source on Thursday evening, February 21.

Megawati ordered them to wait for further directions from him if they had traveled.

"If you have been on your way to Magelang City to stop and wait for further directions from the general chairman," he said.

Not only that, Megawati also asked regional heads to remain active and on standby for further orders. This instruction was issued by Megawati who observed the dynamics of national politics after Hasto was detained.

He said that there had been legal criminalization. Megawati alluded to having control in providing instructions for regional heads from PDIP.

"Given Article 28 Paragraph 1 AD-ART of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle that the general chairman as the center of political power of the concurrent party, is responsible, responsible and acts both inside and out on behalf of the party and for the existence of parties, programs, and party performance, all party policies and instructions are directly under the control of the Chairperson of the PDI-P," he explained in the letter.