Visiting Bung Karno's Assistance House In Rengasdengklok, Ganjar Reminds The Importance Of The Role Of Young People

Ganjar Pranowo visited the Soekarno-Hatta exile in Rengasdengklok, Karawang Regency, West Java, Friday (15/12/2023). (ANTARA/Zubi Mahrofi)

JABAR - Presidential Candidate number 3, Ganjar Pranowo reminded again the importance of the role of young people in independence and advancing the Indonesian nation.

This was conveyed when he visited the exiles of Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta in Rengasdengklok, Karawang Regency, West Java, Friday, December 15.

"Because I am around Karawang and here there is a historic place, Rengasdengklok, I think everyone knows how the young people at that time wanted Indonesia to be independent," said Ganjar, confiscated by Antara.

He claimed to have learned a lesson about the spirit of patriotism. That spirit must continue to be vibrant for the younger generation, said Ganjar, where young people at that time wanted to be independent immediately without the help of Japan.

"I think this history must be imitated, always in our minds and hearts, so that we always try, be more independent," he said.

In Rengasdengklok, he continued, there is a spirit of independence and struggle, not always giving and not hoping to be given.

"So, we can seize and we can do it ourselves, and we can't dictate. Wow, that's cool young people," he said.

He stressed that Rengasdengklok shows the importance of the unity and integrity of the Indonesian nation to achieve its goals. The reason is, Indonesian independence is not only won by one group or ethnicity.

He said this was because the owner of the Soekarno-Hatta exile was a Chinese descendant, Djiauw Kie Siong.

"The most important note is the owner of Djiauw Kie Siong. So, if we talk about the birth of this Republic, there are many races involved, many tribes are helping, many religions too. In fact, this country was built together. That's what everyone should know, there are no claims of one group," said Ganjar.