PKB NTT Considers PKB Led By Cak Imin Anti-Critics To Hide The Role Of NU

Chairman of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin. (Personal seat)

The politician from the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) National Awakening Party (PKB), Yucundianus Lepa, is concerned about the attitude of PKB under the leadership of Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin who tends to be openly confrontationd with PBNU.

Yucundianus assessed that the role of PBNU through Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) could not be separated from the beginning of the establishment of PKB. He emphasized that the NU-PKB relationship is ideological or amar ma'ruf nahi munkar is not only historical.

"The arrogant attitude, arrogance and arrogance, shown by a handful of high-ranking PKB officials, has raised widespread concerns. Like the understanding of PKB officials towards historical and ideological relations with NU as the entity that burdens its presence?" said the former chairman of the NTT PKB in a written statement, Sunday, August 18.

According to the NTT Catholic character, the power carried out by a handful of high-ranking PKB officials is no longer a wasilah or facility, but has become an uphill or a destination. In fact, he said, PKB was born by NU to realize the benefit, justice, and welfare of birth and the peak of the goal is to seek the pleasure of Allah SWT

"Political power practiced by PKB at this time is malnourished power. The political position that has been held for so long by only one or a handful of people has changed the essence of power no longer as a means to serve but is a means of pursuing property alone," said Yucundianus.

He explained that NU in the first election in 1955 was a political party participating in the election with majority support. This is in line with the phenomenon of shifting Islam as a mere identity during that period. From there, efforts to find new forums for an arena to express itself with national and Islamic values.

"Is the long and sacrificeful struggle of the Nahdliyin people until the formation of PKB as a political party to become a forum for the expression of the Nahdliyin's thoughts and actions is sufficiently interpreted as a historical relationship? Too simple and shallow. If NU and PKB are two autonomous entities: Yes. But PKB as a political party should present a party figure and act as a NU miniature on the national political stage," said Yucundianus.

Yucundianus said NU is a entity that has been and will continue to knit religious values (gods). PKB as a political vehicle for the Nahdliyin people, he said, was outlined by NU to guided Mabda Siyasi as the highest rule.

"That is why, this is based on the strong belief that PKB will not be fragile, lulled by Good pragmatism. PKB as NU representation consistently adheres to the belief in Aswaja an-Nahdliyyah Islam and critical reasoning developed contextually," he said.

Yucundius said, as a adherent of Christian faith, politics is a form of simplicity. According to him, the principles carried out are the same as NU which makes politics and power only for the sake of creating common benefits.

"We chose to join PKB because of universality, the maintainability of values maintained by NU, we believe there is also PKB," he said.

Yucundian then highlighted the reporting of cases of alleged defamation by PKB officials in a number of regions in the Cak Imin leadership era against former PKB DPP Secretary General Lukman Edy.

According to him, PKB as a political party is open to input. Such an anti-critical and arrogant attitude, he said, must be brought under control so that PKB is not further led and eliminates NU's role in the history of PKB's life.

"The report against Lukman Edy for his criticism of the leadership of Brother Muhaimin Iskandar as the General Chair of the PKB is an act of historical, disgraceful, arrogant, and closing. Every deviation, weakness, discrimination, which is a minus value in public leadership, must be publicly criticized, so that there is improvement," said Yucundianus.

Yucundianus views that the PKB NTT's concern over the current PKB leadership has become a historical burden. The power disease that eats away at the current PKB elites, he said, is only NU can solve it.

"Political positions within the PKB body are currently very centralistic. Such power practices have given birth to "ministerial mentality". The leaders with feudal and followers with slave mentality and not leader cadres are critical and can address the nation's history. The problem of financial management that is not transparent, the co-optation of organizational functions in one hand, and other depravities, is not revealed to the surface. The followers live under pressure, lose independence to speak honestly and surrender to accept the situation. It is the responsibility of NU and critical national figures to end this leadership phenomenon so as not to become historical waste," he said.