Regarding The Allegation Of Khilafah Or Kadrun In The April 21 Demonstration, Students: Instead, We Are Amused And Afraid Of Being Accused Of Being Pro-government

Mass of students in the Arjuna Horse Statue area, Central Jakarta. (Diah Ayu-VOI)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Student Political Block (BPP), Delpedro Marhaen, said that it was normal for students to be accused of unrelated movements, such as caliphate and cadrunism.

According to him, this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the masses of the Indonesian Student Alliance (AMI) and the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI) who held a demonstration in front of the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta today, Thursday, April 21.

"Those are polarizations that are trying to be created if students or young people are immune, and also don't care about accusations like that," Pedro said on the YouTube channel Refly Harun, Thursday, April 21.

Pedro admitted that he had no problem with the labeling of the parties, mostly on social media, against the mass of students who staged demonstrations, especially today.

The fear of the student masses, he said, was only about their proximity to power so they could not voice their aspirations that represented the Indonesian people.

"In fact, we are more allergic, amused, afraid if we are accused of being pro Jokowi," said Pedro.

Pedro said that the mass of AMI and BEM UI students today would focus on three issues, namely the postponement of the election and the extension of the presidential term. Next up is the issue of economic and business inequality, to the issue of attacks on civilians.

"April 21 we demonstrated with the headline that the spirit of how citizens whose constitutional rights, whose current citizenship rights cannot access justice, or cannot get it," he said.

Recently, according to VOI's observation in the field, mass students from AMI and BEM UI began to arrive at the Horse Statue, Central Jakarta. Meanwhile, on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, a number of police officers were seen standing guard without any road closures.

Masses from a number of labor alliances also held a demonstration on April 21. The mass of workers began to gather in front of the Parliament Complex in Senayan Jakarta after carrying out a long march from Jalan Pintu Pemuda this afternoon.

Quoted from his statement, here are seven demands of BEM UI in today's action:

1. Strict action against constitutional criminals and reject the discourse of extending the term of office of the president.2. Lower the price of basic needs and overcome economic inequality.3. Take firm action against all repressive actions against civil society with a strict and non-discriminatory mechanism.4. Realize scientific, free and democratic education.5. Pass the pro-people bill, reject the pro-oligarchy bill.6. Realize true agrarian reform.7. Complete all human rights violations.