BEM Unnes Named The King Of Silent For Ma'ruf Amin And The Queen Of Ghosting For Puan Maharani

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Puan Maharani/Antara

JAKARTA - The Student Executive Board of the Semarang State University Student Family (BEM KM Unnes) has given a number of officials nicknames as a form of criticism. This follows the nickname The King of Lip Service by the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI).

First, they dubbed Vice President Ma'ruf Amin as The King of Silent. This nickname was given because Ma'ruf should not nullify his existence in public in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and could fill the vacant role that President Jokowi could not fill.

"In general, the public perceives Vice President Ma'ruf Amin as being absent and silent," as quoted from Instagram @bemkmunnes on Wednesday, July 7.

Furthermore, they regard Ma'ruf only as a legitimator of government policies with biased arguments and claims that are linked to certain identities and religions.

"This can be seen in his political statement regarding the halalness of BPJS and Fardlu Kifayyah's law in carrying out the COVID-19 vaccination," wrote BEM KM Unnes.

The second official they targeted was the Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, with the nickname The Queen of Ghosting. They assess that various legislative products produced in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic do not have a populist paradigm and do not take sides with vulnerable groups.

"(For example, red) the KPK Law, the Minerba Law, the Ciptaker Omnibus Law and so on, and the PKS Bill has not been ratified which is actually quite urgent and needs its ratification," they said.

Next, just like BEM UI, they also dub President Jokowi as The King of Lip Service. According to them, Jokowi is incompetent in carrying out his duties as president and has broken his political promises.

This can be seen from the comparative review of facts and promises made by the former Governor of DKI Jakarta during his tenure.

"For example, regarding the national debt, commitment to democracy and handling the pandemic. Even though it seems that the government is carrying out its duties to the maximum extent possible, the facts show things that are often contradictory and paradoxical," they said.