TPN Ganjar-Mahfud Proposes Distribution Of Social Assistance Postponed Until The Presidential Election Is Completed, Why?

Deputy For Legal Affairs TPN Ganjar-Mahfud, Todung Mulya Lubis

JAKARTA - Deputy for Law for the National Winning Team (TPN) Ganjar-Mahfud, Todung Mulya Lubis proposed that the distribution of social assistance (bansos) be postponed until the end of the 2024 presidential election. This step is considered to anticipate fraud and various prejudices.

"Government officials are very vulnerable to suspicion (at the time, ed) for social assistance and it benefits certain candidate pairs. It is better for government officials to postpone the distribution of social assistance until the presidential election is over so as not to arouse suspicion and prejudice," Todung told reporters at the Media Center TPN Ganjar-Mahfud, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Friday, December 29.

Todung hopes that the government can consider its proposals. Moreover, the distribution of social assistance during the election process can be used by certain groups to gain votes.

"In the context of the presidential and election elections, it should not be carried out until the presidential election is over," he said.

"Don't take advantage of this kind of situation," continued Todung.

He believes this proposal will certainly receive criticism because it involves the needs of the people in the country. However, Todung considered this step good to be done so that the election could run fairly.

In addition, Todung also asked the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) to investigate the distribution of social assistance during the campaign period. Do not let a pair of candidates claim the government's program.

"This kind of thing has a lot of potential violations. Therefore, in public policy, it is requested to be postponed until the election process is complete," concluded Todung.