Not Only Brawls, Heru Budi Also Threatens To Revoke KJP Smoking Students

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono gave counseling to students at the Melati Jaya PKK Building, Monday 5 August 2024 (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono emphasized the smoking ban on all students in Jakarta. This was conveyed by Heru when giving counseling to students at the Melati Jaya PKK Building.

Heru emphasized that the DKI Provincial Government did not hesitate to revoke the distribution of Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) education assistance for students caught smoking. Heru previously also threatened the revocation of the KJP for students involved in the brawl.

"There may be someone in the room who gets a Smart Jakarta Card. For me, for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, if there are students who smoke, I will withdraw their Smart Jakarta Card," said Heru at the Melati Jaya PKK Building, South Jakarta, Monday, August 5.

Heru emphasized that the smoking ban also applies to the use of e-cigarettes or vapes. Thus, students cannot dodge themselves smoking on the grounds that they use vape.

"The thing called smoking, which is called an e-cigarette user, is the same as smoking. The burden of the Jakarta Provincial government, our burden as parents, seems heavier, because electric cigarettes are more dangerous in my opinion. It is more vulnerable to fluid input which is not appropriate for us to use," explained Heru.

On that occasion, Heru emphasized that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government had disbursed a budget of up to Rp. 18.2 trillion for the distribution of social assistance to various targets, ranging from education to meeting basic needs.

The essence is that assistance is given to the community with underprivileged economic conditions. Thus, students should realize that the use of KJP is used to meet their educational needs.

"We don't want the APBD budget, the state budget, to be given that is not on target. Including for the younger siblings who get it, I found a brawl and smoked, I took out the Jakarta Smart Card," said Heru.

"Pulang dari sini, sampaikan kepada orang tuanya, saya menyampaikan seperti itu. harus tegas. Please forgive for the sake of our younger brother mengebut 2045," tambahnya.