Megawati: Too Crazy Is Sandiwara Of The Republic Of Indonesia

PDIP Chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri

Chairman of the PDI-P (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri saw the condition of the nation in the midst of the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada stages marked by a play.

This was revealed by Megawati during a speech at the announcement of the regional head candidate promoted by PDIP.

"What is the Indonesian nation, right now? Yes, it's too crazy what the Indonesian Republic plays," said Megawati at the PDIP DPP office, Jalan Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, Thursday, August 22.

The 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia emphasized that the founding fathers of the nation have struggled to liberate Indonesia. Meanwhile, the constitution stipulated is the extraction or outcome of indisputable thoughts.

"Constitution must always have a spirit. What does it mean? It should not be contested by an Indonesian human being because it was made by the founders of the Republic of Indonesia," said Megawati

On the one hand, the proclaimer's daughter also reminded the President and Vice President, since the beginning of their tenure, that she had taken an oath to uphold the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.

"That's why I asked, are we actually Indonesian citizens, right? If Indonesian citizens are not equated by the nation's leaders, try to think," he added.

Previously, the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI agreed to bring the draft Revision of Law (RUU) Number 10 of 2016 concerning Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) to the Plenary Meeting.

The change in the Pilkada Bill annulled the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) which changed the threshold for nomination requirements in the Pilkada. And the age limit for regional head candidates must be 30 years.

The agreement to bring the draft bill on the Pilkada to the Plenary Meeting was taken in a mini-fractional view meeting which was held after the Pilkada Bill Working Meeting on Wednesday, August 21.

Eight out of nine political party factions approved the change to the bill. Among them are the Gerindra, Democrat, Golkar, PKS, NasDem, PAN, PKB, and PPP factions. Only PDIP did not agree with the revision of the Pilkada Law.

The plan is for a plenary meeting to be held on Thursday, August 22 morning. However, the meeting was canceled because the presence of DPR members did not reach the quorum and would be rescheduled.

Meanwhile, many people from various circles held demonstrations in front of the DPR RI building, ranging from students, laborers, comics, to celebrities. They opposed the DPR's decision to revise the Pilkada Law because it was considered against the constitution.