Luhut-Puan Meet In Bali, Discuss Big Data To Delay Election?

Puan Maharani/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani briefly met in Bali, Thursday, March 24, morning.

Luhut's spokesman, Jodi Mahardi, said the meeting was coincidental at breakfast.

"I met for breakfast at ST Regis Bali. (Luhut and Puan) just chatted," said Jodi, Friday, March 25.

The second meeting took place on the last day of the 144th IPU, where Puan during the event was in Bali. Meanwhile, Luhut was in Bali ahead of Jokowi visiting the GWK Cultural Park for the G20 Summit.

Had become a question, the contents of the conversation between Luhut and Puan at breakfast on the Island of the Gods were now revealed. Then did the two discuss the big data issue that was previously a debate?

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto revealed that the meeting of the two figures discussed their respective duties and functions. According to Hasto, the discussion was about investment and maritime affairs in Luhut's capacity as Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment and Puan Maharani as Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives. president and Mbak Puan as Chair of the DPR RI," said Hasto at Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Sunday, March 27.

Hasto explained that there was no discussion about 110 million big data election delays in the meeting. According to her, this matter does not need to be discussed again by Puan because it has been refuted.

"There is no need to discuss 110 million big data anymore because it has been refuted by itself. Well, Mr. Luhut himself doesn't want to declare it, so it has automatically been refuted by himself, so there is no need for the chairman of the DPR to discuss this," said Hasto.

It was previously known that the Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, had responded to a statement by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan claiming data on people's aspirations regarding the postponement of the 2024 Election. Luhut stated that the public was not interested in the election and wanted a postponement.

Questioning that, the chairman of the PDIP DPP said his party has its own data regarding people's aspirations regarding elections. However, according to Puan, the data held by PDIP does not include the public's perception of the postponement of the 2024 election.

"We from PDIP have our own data and it does not include the data that was submitted," said Puan at the DPR Building, Tuesday, March 15.

Puan added that the data held by PDIP is also "big". However, he did not continue the meaning of the large PDIP data.

"Our data is also big," he said.