Jakarta, The candidate pair for governor and deputy governor of Jakarta, Dharma Pongrekun and Kun Wardana Abyoto got ballot number 2 for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada.
While at the DKI Jakarta Provincial KPU office, Dharma and Kun got the last turn to open the tube containing their ballot numbers.
Dharma, who was wearing all black, immediately opened the tube from the KPU after the other two candidate pairs opened their tubes.
Dharma then raised a plaque with the number 2 written on it and showed it to the audience present.
Meanwhile, the pair Ridwan Kamil and Suswono got ballot number 1. And the pair Pramono Anung and Rano Karno got ballot number 3.
According to Ki Gelo Bejad from the State Forum, there are 8 Reasons Jakarta Residents Choose Bang Dharma in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada, namely:
1. Independence
As an independent candidate, Bang DHARMA is not bound by party politics or transactional practices. This allows him to focus 100% on the public interest. Bang DHARMA has no political obligations to anyone, and that is the main capital he has to serve 100% as a public official.
2. Freedom of Religion and Inclusivity
Bang DHARMA emphasizes the importance of freedom of religion and inclusivity, and fights for the rights of all Jakarta residents to worship according to their respective beliefs in a safe and peaceful atmosphere.
3. Emphasis on Manners
Bang DHARMA strongly emphasizes the importance of manners. He understands that the beauty of Jakarta lies in its security which is maintained because its citizens are civilized. Therefore, Bang DHARMA pays great attention to the quality of education that not only teaches theory so that children become smart, but also fosters manners so that they are wise before graduating from school.
His vision is to restore Jakarta as a civilized city. This emphasis is the answer to the anxiety of parents in Jakarta regarding the future of their children. With the emphasis on manners, brawls will decrease, and children will better understand their role as children who are respectful, polite and devoted to their parents.
This emphasis on manners will also revive the values of mutual cooperation, harmony, honesty, and sincere gratitude, selflessly so that each individual places common interests above personal interests, in accordance with the values of manners taught by their parents in the past.
4. Anti-Corruption
With a broad background in law enforcement, Bang DHARMA has experience in maintaining public security and order. He is also known to be smart, his thoughts related to the public service management system that simplifies and
5. Cyber Security
Technology is like a double-edged sword, if not understood, instead of being beneficial, it can actually endanger the lives of our families. There are so many cases of child pornography to gadget addiction that cause mental health problems to the point of being admitted to a mental hospital.
Bang DHARMA has expertise in cybersecurity thanks to his experience as Deputy Head of the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN). He understands the ins and outs of technology to strengthen Jakarta’s digital infrastructure and protect its citizens from cyber threats. However, more importantly, Bang DHARMA emphasizes that technology is not to control us, but humans who have power over technology.
6. Civilized Economic Center
Bang DHARMA focuses on making Jakarta a civilized economic center, by implementing policies that support the growth of corporations to MSMEs. The goal is to achieve economic prosperity, the stomachs of the people of Jakarta are full, their pockets are full, and everyone lives in security and prosperity.
7. Right to Refuse and Health
Bang DHARMA fights for the right to refuse for the people so that there is no coercion that violates Human Rights and the 1945 Constitution, especially in health matters. Bang DHARMA’s educational background and experience have shaped him into a figure who is always alert, even to hidden dangers that are not written. He also sees a foreign strategy that has the potential to threaten the nation’s sovereignty without war, simply by exploiting health issues. Bang DHARMA is the only candidate who seriously warns of the potential dangers of this foreign movement that can cause coercion related to health issues.
More importantly, he understands how to deal with these potential threats.
8. Manners of People’s Officers
Bang DHARMA strongly emphasizes the importance of manners in people’s officers. This is crucial because only with a civilized provincial government, all Jakarta residents, especially the poor, can all work, all go to school, and have a secure economy.
To the media crew, Ki Gelo Bejad said, “Convey this to the public: The people will be the ones who will lose if they do not want to use the free independent political vehicle that we have prepared for the people to fight for their own interests and the future of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Don’t let the people just complain without fighting together… I am the people’s driver… so I will follow the people wherever they want as long as they maintain good manners for the sake of my Safe Jakarta. So don’t let Bang DHARMA-KUN fight alone… Regretting later is useless,” he concluded.
(Juanda Media Center Team)