Supporting Anies Forward Jakarta Gubernatorial Election, Residents Shout Refuse To Be Paired With Pisang Pisang

Anies Baswedan during the relationship between the people who care about Jakarta in the West Pejaten area, Pasar Minggu (DOK Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Anies Baswedan attended the gathering of the Jakarta Caring Community in the West Pejaten area, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. Many residents support Anies who also came to the event. A number of residents also called for chants that narrated support for Anies to run again as a candidate for Governor of DKI Jakarta. Heard, a resident called for Anies not to be paired with a banana repairman. "Without a banana driver, without a banana maker," exclaimed one resident when Anies greeted the audience, Wednesday, June 19. If you look at the current political context, the figure of a banana maker is closely linked to the Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep. Kaesang, who is also the owner of Sang Pisang's business, was discussed that he would be paired with Anies in the DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election. However, Anies did not respond to the residents' calls. Anies appreciated the support of the residents, which was marked by a signature on hundreds of cloth sheets, 2 meters wide each. "I want to convey my gratitude for the trust that we want the same trust that our city, Jakarta, which we live in, will become a city that provides equality for all of us. Not only opportunities for part but for all of us and that is what we want to fight for together," said Anies. Previously, the Chairman of the Regional Leadership Council (DPW) of the DKI Jakarta National Awakening Party (PKB) Hasbiallah Ilyas admitted that his party had established communication with PSI regarding coalition opportunities in the DKI Jakarta Pilkada. "There is already a coalition, which has been discussed, the point is that there is currently communication with PSI," said Hasbi at the DKI Jakarta PKB DPW Office, East Jakarta, Wednesday, June 12. The DKI Jakarta PKB DPW has officially supported Anies Baswedan to be promoted as a candidate for the Governor of DKI Jakarta. Thus, Hasbi opened the opportunity to pair Anies with the PSI General Chair who is also the youngest son of President Joko Widodo, Kaesang Pangarep. "We are open to anyone's deputy governor, including Mas Kaesang. We are willing if Mas Kaesang really wants to nominate the Deputy Governor of DKI," said Hasbi. Anies had responded to the proposed paired with President Joko Widodo's son. According to him, rather than discussing who his cawagub was, the former governor of DKI Jakarta saw that it would be better for him to highlight the problems experienced by residents.

One of them is the polemic of former residents of Kampung Bayam who have not yet been given access to housing in Kampung Susun Bayam by the DKI Provincial Government and PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro). "In my opinion, it is not yet and it is not important to discuss the current name. It is important to discuss things like this, spinach Village, because the discussion phase (cawagub) will be premature today. So, the names A, B, C, D, E that are offered, don't need to be a crowd," explained Anies, some time ago.