DPR Emphasizes the Supreme Court's Decision on DKJ Does Not Stop the IKN Project

Illustration of the construction of the IKN area (Photo: Dok. Antara)

Member of Commission II of the House of Representatives, Romy Soekarno, emphasized that the Constitutional Court (MK) decision regarding the status of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKJ) as the capital of the country does not mean that the development project of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) has been stopped.

According to him, the construction of IKN can still continue with a more realistic, gradual, measurable, and strategic approach according to the country's capabilities and national priorities.

"This Constitutional Court decision must be respected as part of constitutional certainty and certainty of the stages of the relocation of the national capital," he said in Jakarta, Thursday, May 14.

Romy explained that the Constitutional Court's decision was valid until the issuance of the presidential decision regarding the official transfer of government to IKN. He assessed that the decision actually provided a healthier and more realistic space for the government to prepare for the national transition, both in terms of infrastructure, bureaucracy, fiscal, and social and economic readiness.

According to him, the future development of IKN can be focused as a strategic national government center as well as Indonesia's green capital which reflects the transformation of sustainable development.

"IKN has great potential to become a center for modern environmental-based governance, a national energy transition center, a center for strengthening food security, and a center for sustainable management of Indonesia's natural resources," he said.

For the initial phase, Romy assessed that IKN could be gradually functioned as a strategic presidential palace area before becoming a fully national government center. "Like Bogor Palace, Cipanas Palace and Tampaksiring Palace, while waiting for the full readiness of the national government's relocation," he said.

He also invited all elements of the nation to see the development of IKN as a long-term investment, not just a short-term project. "The most important thing is how the transition process is carried out constitutionally, realistically, efficiently, and still maintains national stability and the interests of the Indonesian people," said Romy.

Previously, the Constitutional Court rejected the material test of Law Number 3 of 2022 concerning the State Capital (UU IKN) and confirmed that the status of the Capital City is still the capital of the country.

In considering the verdict of case number 71/PUU-XXIV/2026 read by constitutional judge Adies Kadir, it was stated that Jakarta remained the capital of the country until the issuance of the presidential decree regarding the official relocation of the capital to IKN.