Mahfud Calls The State Too Village Intervention Regarding Agricultural Administration

Mahfud MD (Photo: Screenshot of Youtube)

JAKARTA - Candidate for Vice President number 3, Mahfud MD said the country intervened too much in villages related to agricultural administration.

Mahfud quoted Javanese slander, "Mawa Cara Village, Mawa Tata Country" which means the village has its own customs, while the state has its own law.

"This is not the way in the area. The country is too intervening in the village in terms of administrative matters," Mahfud said in the Vice Presidential Candidate Debate, Sunday, January 21.

He gave an example of one of the villages in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), Panggungharjo Village, which is located in Sewon District, Bantul Regency.

According to him, thebut village is known to be very advanced because the Village Cooperative is running smoothly and has an irrigation system that is running very well. In addition, he said, this village also has MSMEs that are well managed by the village.

Mahfud again gave an example of the 1000 reservoir program that was run by his Presidential Candidate, Ganjar Pranowo when he was still the Governor of Central Java.

"Our presidential candidate has an interesting record of what was done to overcome the problem earlier (villages). There is a 1000 reservoir program. There is a Mandiri Village program. Self-energy and food independent are then irrigation development," concluded Mahfud.