Cak Imin Asks The National Police Chief To Disband If There Is A PKB Tandingan Congress

Cak Imin and the PKB management at Darul Rahman Islamic Boarding School, South Jakarta/Doc Diah Ayu/VOI

JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar warned of the potential for a different counter congress from the PKB Congress on August 24-25 in Bali. If there are certain parties who hold a counter congress in the midst of the conflict between PKB and the current Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board, Cak Imin will not hesitate to ask the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit to dissolve it. "There is only 1 congress in Bali. If there are people on behalf of the PKB Congress, it's wild. I ask the National Police Chief to firmly dissolve it for the sake of the Political Party Law," said Cak Imin at Darul Rahman Islamic Boarding School, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 15. Cak Imin emphasized that the counter congress in addition to the PKB DPP management was illegal. This is because PKB is a legal and protected political party under law. "We as legal political parties are protected by law based on the Political Party Law. I am the Deputy Chairman of the DPR RI valid, Mr. Jazil Deputy Chairperson of the MPR RI is legal, then this party is legally valid. If there is something in the name of PKB, don't blame it if we disband," explained Cak Imin. On that occasion, Cak Imin emphasized that PKB and PBNU were two different entities where PKB was established based on Law (UU) Number 2 of 2011 concerning Political Parties. Meanwhile, PBNU was established based on Law Number 17 of 2013 concerning Community Organizations. Thus, Cak Imin asked PBNU not to interfere in PKB's internal affairs. "People can already judge that there is a desire for the lust of some people at PBNU to ride to PKB. I need to say it firmly, we have a constitution. Let's use each other's constitutional rights, use the Political Party Law, use the Ormas Law. I ask that if there are various kinds of things, return to the constitution," he said. Some time ago, dozens of structural kiai and caretakers of Islamic boarding schools gathered at the Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School, East Java, on Monday, August 12. They asked PBNU to immediately take strategic steps in an effort to improve PKB in the future. During the meeting, Rais Aam PBNU KH Miftachul Akhyar gave the full mandate called "Mandat Tebuireng" to the General Chairperson of PBNU Yahya Cholil Staquf to improve PKB. "I received a direct order from Rais Aam to follow up on reports from the kiai," said Gus Yahya. Gus Yahya admitted that he would soon formulate a number of steps to improve the PKB ahead of the party holding a congress in Bali on August 24-25, 2024.