Many Campuses Criticize Jokowi, Cak Imin: This Is The Red Light, Warning!

Vice Presidential Candidate Muhaimin Iskandar/DOK AMIN National Team

JAKARTA - Candidate for vice president number 1, Muhaimin Iskandar, assessed that the criticism made by a number of academics at universities in various regions to the government was a strong warning to President Joko Widodo.

"We are grateful that yesterday's campuses reminded us all, reminded Pak Jokowi, reminded the government, reminded the Indonesian people. This is a red light, a warning!" said Cak Imin in Sragen, Central Java, Monday, January 5.

On that basis, Cak Imin emphasized that criticism from professors at various campuses should be a serious warning that the Indonesian people must be vigilant.

"That there has been misappropriation and wrongness in this government and state. If this is a warning from moral powers, all Indonesian people, all elites or the community should make this a warning and moral force for us to be vigilant," said Cak Imin.

The General Chairperson of the PKB assessed that criticism from the campus should be an input for improvement. Meanwhile, if the government does not accept the criticism, Cak Imin believes that there should be a change.

"If the elite does not accept criticism, the important thing is that we change fighters must strive to realize the changes that are entrusted to all of us," he added.

Previously, Gajah Mada University (UGM) criticized Jokowi's government through a petition called Petition Bulaksumur on Wednesday, January 31.

This criticism arose after seeing the dynamics of national politics and concerns about actions deemed to deviate from the moral principles of democracy, people, and social justice.

Professor of the Faculty of Psychology UGM, Prof. Koentjoro read out the petition at Balairung UGM, attended by a number of professors, lecturers, and students. They expressed concern about ethical violations at the Constitutional Court, the involvement of law enforcement officers in the democratic process, and the contradictory statement of President Jokowi regarding the neutrality of public officials in political campaigns.

Not only UGM, the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta also voiced criticism through the statement 'Indonesia Emergency Statement' on Thursday, February 1.

UII Chancellor Prof Fathul Wahid, together with university leaders, professors, lecturers, foundations, students, and alumni, expressed concern about the abuse of government authority ahead of the 2024 General Election.

In addition, Lecturers, professors, alumni to students from Universitas Airlangga (Unair) Surabaya, are concerned about the political situation under President Jokowi's administration which is considered concerning.

Unair highlighted the democratic condition ahead of the 2024 General Election which was considered concerning. In his statement, Unair reminded Jokowi that the public hopes that the head of state can carry out the ethics of the republic and care for democracy.