PDIP DPRD Asks Gibran To Resign Because He Is Busy Campaigning, Democrats: Look For Sensation

Candidate for vice president number 2 Gibran Rakabuming Raka answered reporters' questions when met at Tennis Indoor, Senayan, Jakarta, Sunday (14/1/2024). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Democratic Party considers the PDIP faction of the Solo DPRD to be looking for a sensation by asking Gibran Rakabuming Raka to resign as Mayor of Solo because he is considered busy campaigning. Spokesperson for the Democratic Party, Herzaky Mahendra Putra, suggested that members of the PDIP Solo DPRD do not carry out obscure attacks on pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates number 2, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming because they see the lag behind Paslon he supports. "It's sad if for example it turns out that defeat or lag in the national level contestation are trying to cover up with things that, I'm sorry, in our opinion, not trying to carry out his duties and responsibilities as a member of the council. But more to look for disturbing sensations," said Herzaky to, Friday, January 19. Because it may not be accepted that Pak Prabowo and Mas Gibran are very preferred and accepted by the community," he continued. Herzaky emphasized that Gibran is very committed to working optimally as Mayor of Solo. This, he said, was proven by the many achievements of the City of Solo under Gibran's leadership. If we see, when campaigning, we know, when he as a vice presidential candidate is spent more time carrying out his duties and responsibilities as mayor every week, compared to the day used for campaign leave,' explained Herzaky. For this reason, the spokesman for TKN Prabowo-Gibran hopes that the opponents of the 02 team in the 2024 presidential election will be more focused on socializing the vision-mission, work program, and the big ideas of the presidential and vice presidential candidates he carries. Instead of issuing tendensius statements that make the 2024 election so unpleasant.

"We really regret this statement. If, for example, in the context of him carrying out his duties and responsibilities as a representative of the people, of course we appreciate it. But we see this statement which is very tendentious in fact and not based on data and facts," said Herzaky. Previously, the PDI-P faction (PDIP) of the Surakarta City DPRD suggested that Gibran resign from his position as mayor because his performance was disrupted and could not be optimal because he had to go around the campaign.