JAKARTA - Andil DPR RI as the mouthpiece of the people is undeniable. They are present to carry out the supervisory function to the executive government. However, in the course of this the DPR has many discussions about non-essential matters. People's agendas are often taken lightly. Personal agendas are advanced.
Take for example when the people's representatives are busy budgeting for the purchase of 43-inch LED television for their workspace. They want 100 units with a total price of IDR 1.5 billion. The price is too high and triggers criticism and criticism.
The Indonesian House of Representatives has an important function in Indonesia. He is considered a balancer so that the executive government is not reckless in state administration. This condition makes the people's representatives have a legislative function to form laws, budget preparation, and supervision.
The picture sounds heroic. However, in reality, the representatives of the people often do not defend the people who choose it. They are like rulers' stamps. People's trust in those who call themselves representatives of the people is low.
Something that makes many people agree with the picture of the 4th former President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) about members of the DPR. The people's representatives are seen as a group of kindergarten children. Noisy is meaningless, only important to yourself.
Take for example when the public is made excited with the wishes of the Secretariat General (Setjen) of the DPR to present a 43-inch LED television project for the office of council members from the beginning of 2022.
The desired figure for all units is IDR 1.5 billion. This means that each unit costs IDR 15 million. The discourse can be seen through the official website of the Public Procurement Plan Information System (SiRUP) of the Government Goods and Services Procurement Policy Institute.
The project was also recorded through the code RUP 36341964. It is planned that the television procurement project will use the 2022 budget sourced from the APBN. As a result, in October 2022 the E-Purchasing election plan will be carried out.
"The budget may exist, but the use is as needed, if it is not used, it will return to the government. There is certainly (televised budget), right, we also need news information if the trial is in the room. Experts also need information about the development of news news related to their respective duties and functions".
"But the budget is not necessarily used. Once (changed television), because the existing TV is old and there are many spots," said Member of the House of Representatives from the NasDem Faction, Irma Suryani Chaniago as quoted by the Merdeka.com page, October 4, 2022.
The desire of the Secretariat General of the DPR to harvest criticism. This condition is because the urgency of television procurement does not exist. The price of the goods is also expensive. The price of Rp. 15 million per television unit measuring 43 inches is considered unreasonable. There are actually many 43 inches of television that are cheaper. There are also only 4-5 million.
The people also revealed the presence of the discourse on buying television as a form of waste. Moreover, he bought it using people's money APBN. Not to mention that Indonesia has just been beaten by the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia's economy is not doing well.
Members of the House of Representatives even think about things that do not have an important function. Protests were also filed by other politicians. Politicians from the Gerindra Party and the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) also criticized the plan to purchase television.
They consider people's money to be used appropriately, efficiently, and responsibly. If they want to buy television, they suggest the Secretariat General of the DPR to buy television from local producers only. Cheap prices. The national economy can increase.
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The debate made the Secretariat General of the DPR like a beard fire, pretending to be memory loss. The Secretariat General of the DPR denied ever budgeting for the procurement of 100 43-inch TV units worth IDR 1.5 billion. Even though it was recorded in the system. They then made sure not to continue the purchase plan.
"Not at all, the logic is that when it's running, it's already there, there's an announcement, there's a tender participant, and for sure, if there are tender participants, it's also informed. Like the previous tender process, there's usually a process, now this is because it hasn't been implemented yet, so the tender processes don't exist yet. .
"Not yet, there is no (planned to continue procurement), this is also the end of the year, it is impossible for us to hold this. Yes. We are also surprised that the news has gone viral. Indeed, there are no processes, there are stages, announcements, selection of all kinds of things, this is not the process, it hasn't been implemented yet, there are no processes," said Head of the General Bureau of the Secretariat General of the DPR RI, Rudi Rochmansyah as quoted on the website.com, October 5, 2022.
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