Minister Of Religion Nasaruddin Follows DPR's Directions Regarding Parties Organizing Hajj 2025

The atmosphere of the Working Meeting of Commission VIII DPR RI with the Minister of Religion Nasaruddin Umar at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday (11/11/2024). BETWEEN/Tri Meilani Ameliya.

Minister of Religion (Menag) Nasaruddin Umar is ready to follow up on directions from Commission VIII of the DPR regarding certainty that the authorities will hold Hajj in 2025, especially regarding the authority to discuss the Cost of Organizing Hajj (BPIH).

"(Followed up) on meetings, meetings," said Minister of Religion Nasaruddin when met by reporters after attending a working meeting (raker) with Commission VIII of the DPR RI at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday, November 11, which was confiscated by Antara.

Earlier today, Commission VIII of the DPR RI scheduled a working meeting with Minister of Religion Nasaruddin Umar to discuss BPIH 2025.

However, for a moment the meeting was opened, member of Commission VIII DPR Selly Andrianygana interrupted. Selly asked the chairperson of the meeting to postpone the meeting due to the absence of official clarity regarding the authorities holding the hajj in 2025.

He conveyed that President Prabowo Subianto had issued Presidential Regulation Number 154 concerning the Hajj Organizing Body. In Article 3 of the Presidential Regulation, it is stated that the Hajj Organizing Body is tasked with providing support for organizing Hajj, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation.

However, continued Selly, there is also Presidential Decree No. 152 of 2024 concerning the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) which states that the formulation and implementation of policies in the field of organizing Hajj and Umrah is the duty of the Ministry of Religion through the Directorate General of Hajj and Umrah.

Article 17 of the Presidential Regulation states that the Directorate General of Hajj and Umrah (PHU) has the task of organizing formulations and implementation of policies in the field of organizing Hajj and Umrah, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation.

Other members also voiced their opinion on this matter, so that the Chairman of Commission VIII DPR RI Marwan Dasopang as the chair of the meeting decided the meeting was postponed.

"Therefore, it is given the opportunity for the government to complete this procedure, where the synchronization is between 152 and 154. If two agencies, these two institutions are present together at Commission VIII, and the submission also summarizes these two bodies, of course we will accept them well. We give the Minister (Nasaruddin Umar) the opportunity to coordinate," said Marwan.