Hasto Launches The National Vote Book: A Literary Story Of Jenda, Related To The Issues Of Postponing The Election And The Extension Of The Office Of The President

Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto wrote a book about the thoughts of the First President of the Republic of Indonesia Soekarno/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto wrote a book about the thoughts of the First President of the Republic of Indonesia Soekarno. The book entitled 'Sound of Nationality' was launched on Sunday, August 7, in Jakarta.

According to Azisoko Harmoko, one of the speakers at the launch of the book, young people need to read the book 'Sound of Nationality' in order to foster a love for the nation's culture.

"This is what we have to teach, the love of our nation's culture, do not let it go extinct. I hope the younger generation reads this book, curating the culture of their own nation so that our nation's culture is stronger," said Azisoko at Bentara Budaya, Jakarta.

Azisoko also said that in the book Hasto wrote a lot about culture, which was linked to everyday experiences.

Through Hasto's 12 writings related to cultural issues, Hasto also wrote various things such as Tri Hita Karana, Mewayu Hayuning Bawono, and Pancasila. Everything describes a matter of balance in life.

"So if we apply, for example, Pancasila, then Indonesia can become an extraordinary nation because it achieves a balance of everything," he said.

Not only that, Hasto also wrote about the Jenda Literature which is one of the stories in the Ramayana. In this section, Hasto briefly touched on the issue of postponing the election and extending the term of office of the president.

"In one of his articles, Pak Hasto wrote about Literature Jenda, one of the stories in the Ramayana, and it was related to the issue of postponing elections and extending the presidential period. It is extraordinary. I think we should be proud to have Hasto Kristiyanto," said Azisoko.

For information, the launch of the book 'Voice of Nationality' was attended by former Minister of Defense Purnomo Yusgiantoro. Then there were also PDI-P (PDIP) Chairpersons Rokhmin Dahuri and Wiryanti Sukamdani, PDIP faction DPR Member Deddy Yevri Sitorus, Mochamad Herviano Widyatama (also BMI General Chair), and Adian Napitupulu, Jakarta DPRD PDIP faction chairman Gembong Warsono, General Chairperson of the DPN Repdem Wanto Sugito, and several other figures.