JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto explained the reason why the TNI and Polri were involved in government priority programs to realize food self-sufficiency and strengthen food security, especially after criticism from a number of experts, observers, or editorial writings from foreign media.
In front of a number of state officials and senior police officers, President Prabowo explained that the TNI and Polri were involved because they were the people's army and the people's police so they were also involved in programs directly related to the safety of the people, including increasing food production.
"There is criticism in foreign media, this is President Prabowomenggunakan soldiers and police to increase food production. According to them, this is not in line with their free market concept. Is there a free market concept? Yakan? (I, ed.) criticized, yes this is, this is the people's army, this is the people's police," said President Prabowo at the inauguration of more than 1,700 SPPG and food security buildings Polri at SPPG Polri Palmerah, Jakarta, Friday, February 13 reported by ANTARA.
The President then continued that if the people suffered from food shortages, then it was also the suffering of the police and soldiers.
"The suffering of the people is the suffering of the soldiers, the suffering of the people is the suffering of the police, (whose) crew, members are the children of the people," continued the President.
Therefore, Prabowo also praised the initiative of the National Police to build 18 food security warehouses and form 1,179 SPPGs which manage free nutritious meal kitchens (MBG) in various parts of the country.
"I am really happy today, I am satisfied, because I see an institution that is very important for the country, and our nation, namely the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia, has taken the initiative, perhaps in one area that does not seem to be its main task, but the leadership of the National Police has caught a problem that is crucial for the safety of a nation," said President Prbaowo.
Prabowo continued to assess that the National Police had succeeded in capturing the essence of its main task, which was not merely maintaining physical security and maintaining order.
"Human beings wherever they are, whatever their religion, whatever their race, whatever their ethnic group, any human being, a father and a mother whose main thinking, their main concern is the security and welfare of their family, their children, and the first security is safe from hunger," said President Prabowo.
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