PKB Deputys: Gus Yahya And Gus Ipul Often Gembosi PKB

Deputy Chairperson of PKB Jazilul Fawaid when giving a statement at the PKB DPP office, Jakarta, Monday (21/7/2024). ANTARA/Rio Feisal.

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Jazilul Fawaid said PBNU General Chair Yahya Cholil Staquf alias Gus Yahya and PBNU Secretary General Gus Saifullah Yusuf alias Gus Ipul often boycotted his party.

"I think Gus Yahya, Gus Ipul, often deflates PKB," said Jazilul, Tuesday, July 30.

He said PKB had originally respected what was PBNU's right to keep a distance from all political parties.

"But the fact is, for example Gus Yahya, Gus Ipul, that PBNU always deflates, disrupts what PKB is doing," he said.

Therefore, he said that it is better for PBNU as a religious community organization (ormas) to focus on dealing with people, mosques, and madrasas, rather than intervening in the sovereignty of their party.

"Today's PKB is solid. All ranks will reject anyone who tries to intervene, take over, or violate the constitution, violate the law, which has an impact on takeover, eliminating party sovereignty," he said.

He also rejected the assumption that the PKB elite was racist with PBNU and disrespectful.

"Where? Why is PBNU suddenly crazy of respect. It has nothing to do with it, we are fighting for aspirations, teachings, guidance of the wal jamaah in the political field. That is a way of respecting," he said.

On the other hand, as a political party with the greatest halunah of wal jamaah in parliament, he said that PKB's success had never been appreciated by PBNU.

"When the PKB in 2024 was proven to have extraordinary achievements, it was not even recognized. The increase in members of the DPR RI, from 58 to 68, (increased) 10 seats, and then scored PKB achievements into the only halunah-sunnah political party. wal jamaah, the biggest one in this parliament, you know, has never been recognized," he said.

He dismissed Gus Yahya's accusation that there was frontal and sharp artulation against PBNU from PKB.

"Where did they attack him? Instead, PKB helps PBNU, helps Nahdlatul Ulama head-on, by upgrading PKB seats frontally throughout Indonesia," he said.

Previously, on Friday (26/7), PBNU Secretary General Gus Saifullah Yusuf alias Gus Ipul said that currently his party was discussing forming a special committee (pansus) to return PKB to NU.

"This step is after seeing the statement of the PKB elite which is aahistoris. There are signs that they will run away from the history of the establishment of PKB," he said.

As for Sunday (28/7), PBNU General Chair Yahya Cholil Staquf in a press conference after the PBNU plenary meeting in Jakarta, said that recently there were very frontal and sharp interpretations of PBNU originating from PKB.