On His Twitter Account, Hidayat Nur Wahid Tweets Sri Mulyani About Waqf

Deputy Chairman of MPR RI, Hidayat Nur Wahid. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Hidayat Nur Wahid as Deputy Chairman of the People Consultative Assembly (MPR), criticized government programs related to the use of waqf to build infrastructure. This critics is conveyed via his Twitter account, @hnurwahid, on Wednesday, January 27.

According to him, the expression of the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati regarding the social purpose of using waqf funds is contradictory. He also said that the program was an irony.

"Yes, it is a recurring contradiction. And it is even more ironic, because it is the funds of the Ummah that will be collected; haj, zakat, waqf, umrah," said Hidayat, Wednesday, January 27.

Yes, it's a recurring contradiction. And even more ironic, because it is the funds of the Ummah that will be collected; Hajj, zakat, waqf, umrah. But corruption that has undermined the State & Nation's finances continues to be even more extreme; kondensat, jiwasraya, asabri, bpjs labor, social assistance, including for disabilities. https://t.co/eAoSwfs1OW

- Hidayat Nur Wahid (@hnurwahid) January 27, 2021

Hidayat's comment is his response to Rizal Ramli's tweet. The Senior Economist, through the Twitter account @RamliRizal, criticized Sri Mulyani's statement. According to him, the government has been intensifying Islamophobia, but Muslim funds have been stolen.

"Islam-Phobia is intensified, but when it comes to financial difficulties, they seduces, and utilizes public funds, waqf and haj funds. It's very contradictory," Rizal tweeted.

Meanwhile, the contradiction that is meant by Hidayat is the state financial condition in the government. The government wants to build infrastructure using waqf funds, but corruption is still rife. Corruption is precisely what causes state finances to decline further.

"But corruption that has undermined the State and Nation's finances continues to be even more extreme; condensate, souls, asabri, bpjs labor, social assistance, including for disabilities," said Hidayat.