Holds A Meeting, PKS Admits To Have Strong Links With PKB

Chairman of the PKS Faction, Jazuli Juwaini/Instagram

JAKARTA - PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu held a meeting with PKB Chairman Ahmad Muhaimin Iskandar at the DPP office of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Wednesday, April 28.

PKS politician Jazuli Juwaini admits that he really respects PKB as a party that was born and filled with many Nahdliyin circles. According to him, PKB inherited many of the views, struggles, and wisdom of the ulama.

"PKS has strong ties with PKB as a party that has shared the honor of ulama and their struggles throughout the nation's history," said Jazuli, Thursday, April 29.

On the other hand, continued Jazuli, PKS is an Islamic-based party that is Rahmatan Lil 'Alamin, there are not a few PKS functionaries and cadres from families, traditions, and the NU Islamic boarding school.

"We are equally concerned about the problems of the ummah and the people. Keeping Indonesian nationalism strong under the guidance of the ulama," said Jazuli.

The chairman of the PKS Faction in the DPR also said that the friendship with PKB was part of an effort to strengthen the synergy of publicity and nationality that had been well and productive both at the party level and in the parliament. Including talking about handling COVID-19 and national economic recovery.

"Especially in parliament, we often go hand in hand, especially with regard to publicity issues, for example in the alignment of pesantren education to the birth of the Islamic Boarding School Law. Also about the issue of presenting Islam that is wasathiyah and rahmatan lil alamin for Indonesia. We are committed to providing solutions, especially the problem of handling COVID and economic recovery" said this member of Commission I DPR Dapil Banten.

Previously, PKB Chairman Ahmad Muhaimin Iskandar welcomed the friendship with PKS. Cak Imin, Muhaimin Iskandar's nickname, said that so far PKB and PKS have collaborated productively in the DPR.

"Apart from being in parliament, PKB and PKS can help raise the spirit of publicity in various aspects towards prosperity. PKB and PKS in this regard have many points in common," said Gus Ami, Wednesday, April 28.

In this event, Syaikhu was accompanied by PKS Secretary General Habib Aboe Bakar Alhabsyi, Chairman of the PKS Faction DPR RI Jazuli Juwaini, Chairman of the PKK DPP PKS Division Dr. Kurniasih Mufida, Head of BPU DPP PKS Ali Ahmadi, Head of Technology, Industry and Environment Mardani Ali Sera, along with the Deputy Secretary General and PKS Presidential Staff.