JAKARTA The Instruction of the General Chairperson of the PDI-P (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri for elected regional heads from their cadres to postpone their participation in the retret agenda is considered a form of resistance to the government.
Megawati issued instructions for regional heads from PDIP cadres to postpone their participation in the retret agenda at the Military Academy (Akmil), Magelang, Central Java. The statement from the chairman appeared shortly after PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for allegedly being involved in the obstruction of investigations related to the alleged bribery of Harun Masiku to former General Election Commission (KPU) Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan.
However, several regional heads from PDIP decided to continue to take part in the retret in Magelang. As of Saturday (22/2/2025), three PDIP regional heads decided to attend, namely Brebes Regent Paramitha Widya Kusuma, Malang Regent Sanusi, and Blitar Regent Rijanto.
"It was instructed all regional heads and deputy regional heads of the PDI-P to postpone the trip to take part in the retret in Magelang on February 21-28, 2025," Megawati said in her official statement, Thursday (20/2/2025).
Megawati's instructions for regional heads from her party to postpone the retret at the Magelang Military Academy have attracted the attention of many circles. Some view this decision as a form of resistance to President Prabowo Subianto's order to gather hundreds of regional heads in a retreat at the Magelang Military Academy.
Executive Director of Infonesia Political Opinion (IPO) Dedi Kurnia Syah said Megawati's instructions to all regional heads of PDIP cadres to postpone the participation of regional head retrets in Magelang were quite worrying.
According to Dedi, if this instruction is followed and there is no violation of the law, it could be a question for the authority of the government, especially Prabowo Subianto as the initiator of the retreat.
"In addition to wasting the budget, the fact is that the program does not bind regional heads under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri)," Dedi told VOI.
In addition, this instruction also shows resistance to the government. Dedi said, it is not impossible that in the future similar instructions could be directed to the DPR, where PDIP cadres are also dominant.
If this is done, Prabowo is in danger of losing confidence and PDIP's legitimacy. Finally, in the midst of the recent rampant mass movements, it indicates that the government is experiencing a crisis of public trust.
"PDIP could have helped move the masses to encourage change, if that happened Prabowo's position was really cornered," explained Dedi.
"Of course, the biggest risk can make Prabowo fall early," he added.
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For this reason, said Dedi, the government needs to respond to the PDIP movement by reducing pressure on the public, evaluating policy directions, and not arbitrarily taking populist programs. Prioritizing the interests of the nation rather than the interests of political promises.
In general, there is no problem, this is purely a matter of political movement. It would be better if Megawati also withdrew from BRIN and BPIP, so that she is truly free to be outside Prabowo," added Dedi.
On the other hand, political observer Agung Baskoro assessed Megawati's instructions for regional heads from his party to postpone participating in the retreat risking relations between Indonesia's fifth president and Prabowo Subianto.
"The Mega-Prabowo relation is at stake because the politics of fried rice that appeared before it developed," Agung told Kompas.com, Friday (21/2/2025). Because from Prabowo's side, the departure of PDIP cadres is considered 'against' the President's orders," he said.
However, he regretted if the regional head from PDIP decided not to take part in the retreat. According to Agung, regional heads who are already in office must prioritize the public interest.
"Because the elected regional heads are no longer completely owned by the PDIP. Considering that after they registered and campaigned, at that time the public interest emerged as the largest political shareholder," said Agung.
Meanwhile, a political observer from the University of Indonesia Cecep Hidayat said there were two meanings related to the instructions issued by Megawati. First, this instruction is to foster party internal solidarity.
"So let the party be solid internally by delaying the participation of the retreat," said Cecep.
Megawati made the instruction a form of support for Hasto, who, according to the party, was a victim of political criminalization.
"I think this step confirms that the party stands with its cadres, so the party does not leave and continues to support cadres," he continued.
The second meaning, according to Cecep, is that this instruction is a statement of ulti's attitude and a form of protest against dissatisfaction with the KPK's actions.
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