Airlangga Withdraws From Ketum Golkar, PKB Hopes It's OK

PKB Deputy Chair Jazilul Fawaid/DOK PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - PKB Deputy Chairperson Jazilul Fawaid was reluctant to comment much regarding Airlangga Hartarto who suddenly resigned from the position of General Chair of the Golkar Party. However, PKB hopes that Golkar will be fine.

"That's how I commented, this is someone else's household, so I hope everything is fine," said Jazilul, Monday, August 12.

Regarding the response of PKB General Chair Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin, Jazilul admitted that he did not know. However, according to him, PKB as a political party under Golkar felt it was not good to take care of Airlangga's resignation.

"I don't know the response of Mr. Muhaimin, which is clear that I personally am almost the same. This means how PKB is smaller than Golkar, Golkar is a big party, I don't know why it's resigned, I can't comment on that," said the Deputy Chairperson of the MPR.

Airlangga Hartarto has submitted his resignation as General Chair of the Golkar Party DPP, since Saturday, August 10, evening. He reasoned that his resignation from the helm of the party bearing the banyan symbol was in order to maintain the integrity of the Golkar Party

"This resignation has occurred since last night, Saturday, August 10, 2024. I am Airlangga Hartarto, after considering and maintaining the integrity of the Golkar Party in order to ensure the stability of the transitional government," Airlangga said in a video of his press statement, Sunday, August 11.

After officially resigning, Airlangga said, the Golkar Party will soon prepare an organizational mechanism according to its party's AD/ART. Namely, in determining the next figure of the General Chairperson of Golkar in the 2024 National Conference (Munas).

"By saying Bismillah, I declare my resignation as General Chair of the Golkar Party DPP. Furthermore, as a strong and mature party, the Golkar DPP will prepare an organizational mechanism in accordance with the provisions of the organization's AD/ART," he said.