Campaign In Yogyakarta, Ganjar Promises Free Education

Presidential Candidate Ganjar Pranowo took pictures with the public during a grand campaign in Yogyakarta. BETWEEN/HO-TPN

JAKARTA - Presidential Candidate Ganjar Pranowo promised to provide free education during the People's Celebration campaign with Progressive volunteers in Wates Square, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta.

"Free education does belong to everyone and at least 12 years of education must be free," said Ganjar as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, January 29.

In the campaign, Ganjar asked the masses a question, "Mom, where is the choice: What is free school to eat for free?" The crowd replied free school

Meanwhile, Yenny Wahid, who participated in the speech, emphasized that the state must be present for all the nation's children, not just one family.

"I am bad for the president's son (former), but I want everyone, want the son of a pedicab, want a drinking son, want a parking attendant's son, everyone can live a prosperous and prosperous life in our country," said Yenny.

He also praised Ganjar Pranowo as a leader who wants to be with his people and Mahfud Md as a figure who is committed to eradicating corruption.

In the middle of this campaign event, the committee then invited representatives of the people of Yogyakarta to go on stage to write down their hopes on Ganjar's back. These hopes include free education and welfare for their families.

The Progressive National Director, Dr. Eka Sastra, as the organizer of the event explained that the campaign aims to provide a forum for the community to express their hopes directly to the presidential candidate.

"When people write down the hope on Ganjar's back, then it is a symbol of the merging of distances between leaders and the people. Everything is equal, there is no distance and hierarchy. The strong message conveyed is that the leader is a servant of the people. He realizes all hope," said Eka Sastra.

Progressive Volunteers, led by Eka Sastra, are an acronym of the Gotong-Royong Program for Prosperous and Inclusive Economics. These volunteers have been formed in 38 provinces, as well as a focus on fostering MSME entrepreneurs, an estimated number of 67 million people in Indonesia.