Called To Be Megawati-Jokowi's Obstacle, Here's Hasto PDIP's Reply To Joman

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto (DOK VOI/Diah Ayu)

Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto responded to the statement by the General Chairperson of Jokowi Mania (Joman) Immanuel Ebenezer or Noel who called himself an obstacle for President Joko Widodo and PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri to meet. Hasto also responded to Noel's statement that Hasto was insulting because he asked Jokowi to meet the party branch management first before meeting Megawati. Hasto emphasized that his statement was not an insult. "Noel doesn't know. Meeting the PDI-P branch is a source of power, from the general chairman of the PDI-P DPP comes from a branch. It's an honor. Noel doesn't know," said Hasto at the F-PDR secretariat, Central Jakarta, Thursday, April 18. According to Hasto, the party branch administrators are a fort for Megawati. Moreover, the party system in PDIP currently produces qualified figures with common people backgrounds. "PDI Perjuangan held a party school, so that Eri Cahyadi, who started his career from ASN, became Mayor in Surabaya, emerged Bu Ita as Mayor of Semarang, Pak Abdullah Azwar Anas became Regent for two terms in Banyuwangi from ordinary people," said Hasto. "Rano Karno is from among artists, but has a side with the nation's culture. He can become a governor. Pak Djarot Saiful Hidayat is a lecturer, he could be Mayor of Blitar for two terms. So many of the ordinary people. He can be the regional head," he continued. On a separate occasion, Hasto emphasized that the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia would not accept a meeting with Jokowi for halalbihalal after Eid al-Fitr 1445. This is still related to the alleged fraud in the 2024 presidential election, which is now a dispute over the election results (PHPU) dispute at the Constitutional Court (MK). Megawati, according to Hasto, will not hold a meeting with parties who are considered to have harmed democracy. As is known, the 2024 presidential election dispute in the Constitutional Court was filled with a fraud lawsuit, one of which was Jokowi's nepotism to win Prabowo-Gibran.

"We are a bulwark of democracy. Thus, meetings are only held for people who fight for the interests of the nation and state, the sovereignty of the people is fighting for democracy," said Hasto at the Constitutional Court building, Tuesday, April 16.