Hasto Calls The Distribution Of BLT Era SBY Ahead Of The Election

PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto. (Photo: Rizky Sulistio/VOI)

JAKARTA - PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto responded to the statement by the Chairman of the Democratic Party High Council Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) who said there was a sign that the 2024 election would be held unfairly and fairly.

Hasto Kristiyanto stated that the comparison between President SBY's administration and President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) administration.

Hasto said, during the SBY administration, the policy strategy carried out by SBY through development programs including BLT, poor rice (poor) and the national community empowerment program (PNPM) was carried out ahead of the election.

"The distribution of BLT coincides with the campaign period in the legislative election. If Mr. Jokowi gives BLT now, the election will still be long. At that time (SBY's government) with the election campaign," Hasto told reporters at a zoom meeting, Sunday, September 18.

Hasto added that the distribution of raskin in several provinces experienced an extraordinary increase in the period ahead of the campaign and the 2009 legislative elections and ahead of the campaign and presidential elections (juni-juli 2009).

It was stated that the distribution of raskin was through political mapping first.

"The poor rice (Raskin), try the distribution of poor rice, the increase is extraordinary. We have data on it," he said.

Then, Hasto mentioned, about the national community empowerment program (PNPM).

From the data owned by Hasto, it was stated that in 2009, the budget PNPM was increased from Rp13.8 trillion to Rp30 trillion in 2008.

"This is used for electoral, used from the recording instrument. Each sub-district gets 3 billion, in March - April during the campaign period it increased the allocation of Pnpm funds to reach 5 trillion. So this has all data," explained Hasto.

According to Hasto, this is what President Jokowi has not done.

"So how can Mr. SBY say Mr. Jokowi is batil, Mr. Jokowi is evil, planning to cheat on the election. The election is still far away," he said.

Previously, the Chairperson of the Democratic Party's High Council, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) suspected that there was an effort for the 2024 presidential election to be attended by only two presidential and vice presidential pairs.

SBY mentioned that there were allegations of unfair and honest practice. SBY conveyed his allegation during the 2022 Democratic Party National Leadership Meeting (Rapimnas) at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Central Jakarta, Thursday (15/9).