PDIP Party Politician Effendi Simbolon Calls Ganjar Is Too Preoccupied Himself Without Paying Attention To Party Elements

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo (Photo: Special)

JAKARTA - The controversy over the non-invitation of the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo at the opening of the Marhaen Essay Photo Exhibition and Photos of Cultural Heritage Buildings attended by Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani at the Central Java PDIP Party Regional Executive Council (DPD) office, Panti Marhen, Semarang, last Saturday night, May 22, is still ongoing.

Previously, Chairman of the PDIP Party Central Executive Board (DPP) and Central Java PDIP Regional Executive Council (DPD) chairman Bambang Wuryanto alias Bambang Pacul said Ganjar was too ambitious to run for president in 2024.

In the online Chrosscheck discussion entitled Puan's Envy or Ganjar is arrogant, Sunday, May 30, PDIP Party politician Effendi Simbolon said Bambang Pacul's words were not a personal statement, but the party's voice.

"Indeed, on Saturday it was open to the public, and that is the hallmark of PDIP Party. What feels open to the public is the PDIP Party cultural style. What the party says is part of cause and effect", said Effendi.

According to Effendi, Ganjar has been monitored by the party for a long time. The governor of Central Java for the second period was considered to be preoccupied without paying attention to the party elements that had helped him win.

"It took a long time, so the accumulation of parties saw things that were more assessment or internal how Ganjar was more preoccupied with himself. So we are part of the cadres who are not like sheep who walk alone", said the former member of the DPR.

In fact, he said, it has been 2-3 years since Ganjar has been more prominent in his self-image without paying attention to the internal parties that have supported him. Effendi said Ganjar was like a Fountain's Politics, where the water splashed far away but there was nothing underneath.

"The lack of empathy for laughing with the people who are often echoed by the chairwoman doesn't feel like a fountain that hits far away. Who sweats who gets hit by the water", said Effendi.

As is known, he continued, that the largest contribution of PDIP votes came from Central Java. In fact, the majority of PDIP regional heads are in Central Java. So the party took a stand and a warning not to include Ganjar in the 3 Pillar event in Semarang.

"Yes, it's more about how they lack empathy, touch, so what (Bambang Pacul, ed) conveyed, yes, of course, I think it's a long accumulation, even more than 2-3 years", he explained.

Effendi then mentioned that Ganjar was not close to PDIP internally.

"Special delegates to cadres, not just administrators. I didn't come to Senayan because of me, they saw that the new party chose who the chairman was. That's a factor in choosing people, why don't we contribute more to those who made us?", he explained

Not only in Central Java, added Effendi, but there are also several regional heads who lack empathy for the party after he succeeded in taking office. However, Effendi did not mention the area.

"There are several places, including Jakarta, too, when Yos pushed him, and he got his tenure and then bye-bye. And I haven't seen this one that persists and becomes a populist spirit. There are almost no figures that are carried by PDIP", he said.

"Don't just show it on social media", said Effendi.