PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto welcomed President Prabowo Subianto's move to order the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) to establish the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Islamic Boarding Schools on Santri Day 2025.

According to Hasto, PDIP also sees the role of santri as very important for Indonesia's independence. Especially in seconds of the proclamation that President Soekarno wants to proclaim.

"That's a good thing, because we see the role of santri is very important. Imagine at the beginning of independence we were able to inflame that spirit," said Hasto, Wednesday, October 22.

Hasto said PDIP would participate in strengthening the institution as part of PDIP's dedication to Islam. PDIP, he said, would also encourage the acceleration of Islamic boarding schools to become the driving force for the nation's progress.

"Now the PDI-P will also strengthen in terms of its narrative the narrative of patriotism, the narrative of love for the homeland. As part of dedication to religion. Hubbul watan minal faith is what we will encourage," said Hasto.

"But also in an awareness to build Indonesia's leadership for the world, for that we must move quickly, so that Islamic boarding schools also become the motor of progress," he continued.

Quoting Bung Karno's words, Hasto emphasized that Islam must be allied with science.

"Bung Karno said Islam must also be allied with science," he said.


The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)