Lho, Bambang Pacul PDIP Calls 'Colonel Council' Support Puan Nyapres Only Guyon

Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives Bambang Wuryanto or Bambang Pacul/DOK VOI-Nailin In Saroh

JAKARTA - Secretary of the PDIP faction of the DPR RI, Bambang Wuryanto or Bambang Pacul, opened his voice regarding the formation of the Colonel Council to support and prepare the Speaker of the DPR who is also the Chairperson of the PDIP DPP, Puan Maharani, to run as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Bambang Pacul, who was lined up as a general at the Council of Colonels, assessed that the group named 'Colonel Council' was just a joke. According to him, the political realm is not appropriate if you use the term colonel like the military. "It's just a joke. The logic is, if the council of colonels is military, right? This is the orbit, political orbit," said Bambang Pacul at the DPR Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, September 21. The chairman of the PDIP Election Winning Body (Bappilu) also emphasized that there are no ranks in politics. Bambang Pacul's statement was in line with the chairman of the PDIP DPP, Said Abdullah. Previously, Said had denied that there was a team formed by a number of DPR members from PDIP to help win Puan Maharani in 2024. According to Said, regarding the matter of presidential candidacy, all PDIP cadres are still obedient to the direction of General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri. Therefore, he considered the Council of Colonels just a joke a number of members of the DPR who were loyal to Puan. Said emphasized that PDIP had not formed any team to encourage Puan Maharani as a presidential candidate in 2024. "This is a temporary conversation, then we joked with each other and were quoted," said Said Abdullah, Wednesday, September 21. Proposal: Colonel Council Formed Forms of soundness Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the PDIP faction, Johan Budi, emphasized that the formation of the Council of Colonels to support Puan Maharani as a presidential candidate in 2024 was seriously worked on. According to him, the formation of this team is not just a joke. "Seriously. This is serious," Johan Budi told reporters at the DPR Building, quoted Wednesday, September 21. "The one who followed me, the name was yes. That's indeed what I was following," he added. Johan then told the story of the origin of the Council of Colonels. Initially, he said, the team members consisted of six legislators of the bull party. Among them are Trimedya Panjaitan, Masinton Pasaribu, Hendrawan Supratikno, and Agustina Wilujeng Pramestuti. "Initially it was only six people. Including me, right, I was the one who followed," said Johan. Johan said the team was led by Trimedya Panjaitan as coordinator. After the six people, the members of the Council of Colonels also increased to 12 people. Among them, Junimart Girsang, Riezky Aprilia, Lasarus, Adisatrya Suryo Sulisto, Esti Wijayati, Dony Oekon and Abidin Fikri. Then, added Johan, there must be a general whose name is the colonel. Then the chairman of the PDIP faction, Utut Adianto, and the secretary of the Bambang Wuryanto faction were asked. “General only two, General Pacul and General Utut," he said. Even so, Johan explained that the Council of Colonels does not yet have a special program. He also emphasized that this team is not related to the PDIP DPP. "It's just like that. There is no definite program. It's not related to the DPP," he said.