Alluding To Jokowi Not Pro Wong Cilik, PDIP Politician: AHY Moves On Lah, No Need To Open Up

Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono alias AHY in his political speech at Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 14. (Nailin-VOI)

PDIP politician Junimart Girsang questioned the intention of the Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) who offended Joko Widodo's government not taking sides with the poor or little people. He asked AHY to prove his words, which people complained about Jokowi's performance. "Please prove which child complained against Pak Jokowi's government?" Junimart told reporters, Wednesday, March 15. In fact, continued Junimart, many residents are happy with the figure of Jokowi as in his electoral district, North Sumatra. In fact, he said, some wanted Jokowi to become president again. "For example, I am the North Sumatra electoral district, almost 99 percent of wong cilik are very happy with Pak Jokowi. Even more radically, they said 'It's better for Pak Jokowi to stay president again sir', that's below, grass root, even though they don't understand the 1945 Constitution, it's only two terms," said Junimart. Junimart also highlighted the debt problem that AHY criticized. According to him, Jokowi's government debt is comparable to the infrastructure built. Instead, he said, development that was stalled in the previous era could be empowered in this government. "So don't increase the debt a little, but there is no development. So far, how have you been doing? There have been a lot of stalls, now Mr. Jokowi's time has been stalled, everything has been empowered," said Junimart. "It's true that the debt has increased but for development, the Papua Toll Road was built, the Toll Road from Medan will soon reach Tarakan, that's in front of my eyes," he continued. Therefore, the Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR advised AHY to'move On' support the current government. So there is no need to vilify the Jokowi government. "We should support the government, move it, we just ask for our move on, there is no need for decay. Even if it doesn't smell like decay, it's more fragrant (Jokowi)," said Junimart. "If it smells rotten, it smells, but it's more fragrant," he added. Previously, AHY criticized government policies that were considered less in favor of the poor or little people. The reason is, in the midst of difficult economic situations, the government even uses a budget for lighthouse projects that have no impact on the lives of small communities. "The problem is, not just because of the global crisis. Our economic problems are getting more complicated, because state finances are not well managed. The budget is too much to be used to finance lighthouse projects, which have little impact on Wong Little's life, have little impact on our brothers and sisters who are poor and poor," AHY said in his political speech at Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 14. He then revealed the difficulties of the community, there was Ms. Yanti in Central Sulawesi who screamed because the prices of basic commodities were expensive. Where 50 kilograms of rice is almost Rp. 1 million, which means per kilo of Rp. 20 thousand. AHY also admitted that he heard complaints from farmers in Sumatra to Nusa Tenggara about the high price of fertilizer.