Ganjar Asks Mahfud To Resign From The Position Of Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs, Hasto PDIP Answers This

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto (Photo: DOK PDIP/VOI)

Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto said the interests of the nation and state must be placed above all else. So, especially from the party, it is believed that it will continue to be committed to doing its work. This was conveyed by Hasto in response to Ganjar's request to Mahfud MD to resign from his position as Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam). It is known that currently Ganjar and Mahfud are paired in the 2024 presidential election. "If the ministers from the PDI-P (PDIP), we must see that the interests of the nation and state are above all else," Hasto told reporters in Teuku Umar, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, January 23. "Jadi meskipun ada yang pernah mengatakan kami sudah siap angkap korupsi tapi buat ibu (Chairman Umum PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri, red) kan stabilitas pemerintahan itu sangat penting. Karena akhir-akhirnya kan rakyat,” sambungnya. Hasto said that the minister could not back down carelessly because of his responsibility to the community. “ If we look at the era of Pak Harto, there were ministers who resigned and then caused Pak Harto to resign, right then created a shock,” said the former member of the DPR RI. As previously reported, presidential candidate number three, Ganjar Pranowo advised officials running in the 2024 presidential election to resign from their positions. He considered this step to avoid conflicts of interest. "So, I suggest resigning, change the rules. Including, vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD who currently serves as minister (Menko Polhukam)," said Ganjar at the Manbaul Hikmah Islamic Boarding School, Kaliwungu, Kendal Regency, Central Java, responding to the upload of the Ministry of Defense's 'X' social media account (Kemhan) which went viral using the hashtag Prabowo-Gibran 2024. According to Ganjar, there is a potential conflict of interest for presidential election participants if they do not resign from their positions as state officials. This request was also submitted to the vice presidential pair, Mahfud MD.

“ With some incidents, people use facilities, use transportation tools because the visit is akunker but it turns out to be a campaign. People can value that. So we are taking that risk. So I suggest going back. Change the rules, including Mr. Mahfud," he explained. “ So we discussed him about this so that it would be better to resign. If the rules want to make it better, the people will be happier. Because no one claims whether this is ministry-owned social assistance, whether the rice belongs to the ministry. That can no longer be felt that everyone will feel fair, ” concluded the former Governor of Central Java.