Considered Unloyal To Cak Imin, PKB Party Removes Luqman Hakim From Deputy Chair Of Commission II Of The House Of Representatives

Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR RI PKB Faction Luqman Hakim. (ANTARA/HO-Aspri/am)

JAKARTA - Lukman Hakim was removed from the position of Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the House of Representatives (DPR) by the PKB Party. Reportedly, this removal was the peak of anger from the General Chair of the PKB Party Central Executive Board (DPP) Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin to Luqman who opposed the postponement of the 2024 election.

This information circulated through a short message received on Wednesday, April 13, today. It only stated that the statement was written by a spokesperson for the PKB DPP.

In the continuation of the message, it was said that when President Joko Widodo, on April 10, 2022, emphasized that the 2024 election must still be held on February 14, 2024, there was no postponement of the election, the extension of the term of office of the president and the president for 3 terms, it had made Cak Imin lose face.

The spokesman for the PKB DPP said Cak Imin had given an order to the PKB Faction Leader of the DPR RI to remove Luqman in early March 2022. However, the PKB Faction leadership delayed carrying out the order. Therefore, Cak Imin gave a stern warning to the FPKB leadership on Monday, April 11, 2022.

Before committing the big sin against delaying the election, which was spearheaded by Muhaimin, the PKB DPP had recorded many mistakes and sins committed by Luqman.

The spokesperson for the PKB DPP also outlined a list of Luqman's sins. First, Luqman chose to remain as Chairman of the Central Executive GP Ansor even though Cak Imin had placed Ansor as a political opponent.

"Gus Muhaimin's attitude was due to Ketum Ansor Yaqut CQ accepting Jokowi's proposal as Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia, without reporting it to Gus Muhaimin. Luqman favored Yaqut CQ and Ansor rather than Gus Muhaimin," said PKB DPP spokesman in a press statement received Wednesday, 13 April.

Second, at the 34th NU Congress in Lampung in December 2021, Luqman openly supported Gus Yahya. Meanwhile, Cak Imin gave direct orders to the management to mobilize all PKB resources to help win Buya Said Aqil Siradj for the third time.

Third, Luqman agreed to be appointed by Gus Yahya as Secretary of the PBNU Land and Waqf Institution. This error is considered fatal. This is because Luqman violated party ethics, discipline and did not respect Cak Imin, who was harmed by a number of Gus Yahya's maneuvers as the chairman of PBNU.

Luqman should have refused to join PBNU. Moreover, on various occasions, Cak Imin has stated his readiness to face Gus Yahya's attacks.

"Luqman's biggest sin is to oppose efforts to postpone the election which was spearheaded by Gus Muhaimin," he said.

In addition to repeatedly expressing disapproval of the postponement of the election through the mass media, the PKB DPP also received information that Luqman had various closed activities to fight the postponement of the 2024 election.