Responding To Musra Initiated By Projo Volunteers And Attended By Jokowi, PDIP DPD: Part Of Democracy, Beneficial To The People

The chairman of the West Java (Jabar) Provincial PDI-P DPD, Ono Surono. (Photo: Doc. Antara/West Java PDIP Public Relations).

BANDUNG - Chairman of the West Java (Jabar) PDI-P DPD, Ono Surono, assessed that it was natural for the implementation of the People's Consultative Assembly (Musra) in Bandung City, Sunday, which was initiated by Projo volunteers and attended by President Joko Widodo.

"It is very natural, yes, in the era of democracy there is a group of people who discuss Indonesia's hopes led by a good presidential figure, beneficial for the people, reaffirming the goals of the nation and state," said Ono after attending the West Java PDI-P Regional Coordination Meeting (Rakorwil) quoted by Antara, Sunday, August 28. The Musra agenda includes to accommodate the aspirations of the Indonesian people regarding the most appropriate figure to lead Indonesia in 2024. "Regarding Trisakti, moving in politics, becoming independent in the economic field, and having a personality in the cultural field," he said. Ono said he respected whatever the results from Musra which will be held in 34 provinces in Indonesia until March 2023. He said he could not comment further on the substance in the Musra and the aspiration collection system through Musra was different from the system carried out by the PDI-P as a political party.

"If we don't know the substance, what is clear is that the PDI-P, we have our own mechanism to produce national leadership. If they are people, it's up to what, but the PDI-P has a mechanism," he said.

According to him in the PDI-P, leaders born from the womb of this political party have certainly been tested properly, both psychologically, and other elements. This is because every leader in the PDI-P, not only a presidential candidate, but also a candidate for chairman of the DPC or a candidate for district and city DPRD members, must also take part in psychological tests. From a psychological point of view, it is the first stage, second, the track record of leadership when someone wants to become chairman of the DPC has to go through the stages first. "Meanwhile, internally he must be tested to have leadership to manage the party, then he can become chairman of the DPC. The chairman of the DPD is the same, members of the legislature," he said. Party administrators, continued Ono, testing the leader candidate is a matter of how their movements are to help the people, whether they can be accepted by the community, or not. "Especially a president, must go through stages. I am sure that even though the decision in the PDI-P that decides the presidential and vice presidential candidates is the Chairperson, Megawati, but the General Chairperson must have standards that are also regulated by the party," he said. Ono said the example of a proven and born leader from the PDI-P was President Joko Widodo or Jokowi. "We believe that it has been tested in Pak Jokowi. Pak Jokowi was born from the womb of the PDI-P, from the Mayor of Solo, the Governor of DKI, now the president of two terms, and we already know what Pak Jokowi's performance is like," he said.