Paskibraka Fails To Go To Palace, BPIP Asks This Case Not To Be Exaggerated

Head of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP) Yudian Wahyudi/ between

JAKARTA - Head of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP) Yudian Wahyudi asked that the polemic case of members of the Heritage Flag-raising Force (Paskibraka) from West Sulawesi (Sulbar) who failed to visit the Palace should not be exaggerated.

"I suggest that the issue can be resolved through deliberation, consensus and kinship," said Yudian in a written statement received in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Tuesday, August 3.

To note, he continued, currently BPIP is in charge of Paskibraka. This is different from the previous one which was fully managed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

This is in accordance with Presidential Regulation Number 13 of 2021 concerning the Guidance of the Pancasila Ideology to the Young Generation through the Heritage Flag-raising Troops Program.

In addition, he said, referring to BPIP Regulation Number 1 of 2021 concerning Implementing Regulations of Presidential Regulation Number 13 of 2021 concerning Fostering the Pancasila Ideology to the Young Generation through the Heritage Flag-raising Troops Program.

With these rules, he said, BPIP was given the mandate or authority to carry out the development of Pancasila ideology to the younger generation through the Paskibraka Program. Of course, in coordination with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and other relevant agencies.

According to Yudian, a member of Paskibraka must be the next generation of young people who preserve and practice Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, and love for the country.

"Paskibraka is not just raising or lowering the Red and White Flag, but more than that," he said. Paskibraka's activities are full of inculcating national values, love for the country, and being willing to sacrifice for the nation and state, said Yudian.

Based on historical records, the raising of the Red and White Heritage Flag was first established by President Soekarno. At that time, Soekarno summoned one of his aides, namely Major L. Husein Mutahar to prepare and lead the commemoration ceremony of the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17, 1946 at Gedung Agung Yogyakarta.

Previously, it was reported that two students from West Sulawesi, Arya Maulana Mulya and Christina, had to bury their dreams of becoming members of the national Paskibraka after being tested positive for COVID-19.