Prabowo asks regional heads not to mobilize residents during the President's visit
BATANG - President Prabowo Subianto asked regional heads not to deploy residents just to welcome the president's visit. He admitted that he felt sorry to see the people waiting for hours under the hot sun.
Prabowo conveyed this message when he attended the Mass Akad 62,000 Units of Subsidized House KPR and Rp880 billion Housing KUR in Batang Regency, Central Java, Wednesday, July 30, 2026.
Prabowo said he was happy to meet the people. He also felt a warm welcome when he came to various regions, including Batang, West Java, East Java, and Gorontalo.
President Prabowo Subianto greets the people who welcomed him during a working visit to Semarang and Batang, Central Java. (Photo: Cahyo - Presidential Secretariat Press, Media, and Information Bureau)
However, he did not want the greeting to be carried out by mobilizing residents.
"I am happy to meet the people if they really want to welcome me, but if they have to be deployed, I feel sorry to see them waiting for hours in the hot sun," said Prabowo.
According to Prabowo, visits by officials do not need to be exaggerated. He asked regional heads to focus more on working for the people.
"Just relax. The important thing is that we work for the people," he said.
In the same speech, Prabowo also asked regional heads and officials to directly maintain the cleanliness of the area. He wants governors, regents, mayors, to officials in the region to routinely check rivers, rivers, houses, shops, and neighborhoods.
Prabowo said leaders were not enough to work from behind the desk. He asked them to see the conditions of the people.
"Leaders must be in front of and with the people," said Prabowo.
He also criticized the commanders and generals not to only look neat in the office. Prabowo asked them to occasionally go down to the field.
"The commanders and generals should not be salon generals. Sometimes their shoes have to be dirty," he said.
Prabowo conveyed this when talking about Indonesia's Asri agenda, namely a safe, healthy, clean, and beautiful environment.
According to Prabowo, housing and residential areas are not only about building houses. The environment around the house must also be clean, neat, and decent.
Prabowo emphasized that the government was working for the people. He said there was no other interest other than ensuring that the results of development were felt immediately.
"I believe the people know that the government is now working hard for the Indonesian people," said Prabowo.