Fajarasia.id – DPR’s 2nd Committee has become a proponent of amendments to his Law No. 6 of 2014 on villages after calls surfaced to extend the term of office of the village chief from his six to nine years. rice field.
Junimart Girsang, deputy chairman of the DPR Commission II, confirmed that he had sent a letter to the DPR parliament regarding the initiative to amend the law. The Second Committee, in a letter, requested that he be the DPR’s initiative to amend the village law.
“We have submitted a letter from the 2nd Committee to Bareg so that we can take up the amendment of the village law as a so-called DPR initiative,” DPR PDIP politician Junimaat said on Tuesday (24/ 1) .
His DPR Commission II initiative as an initiative to propose amendments to the village law also came into effect following the threats of the village chief who demonstrated on 17 January. At that time, village leaders demonstrated in front of the DPR building in Jakarta and demanded an extension of their term. They threatened to wipe out the votes of opposing parties if the mayor’s term was not renewed.
Pamekasan Farid Afandi, chief of Tentenan Timur village in Larangan, said the intimidation was a significant step to take into account the aspirations of the village leaders.
“Voices from parties that do not support a nine-year term for village leaders in the 2024 elections,” said Farid, who was contacted on Thursday (26 January 2023).
“Kadez’s friends in Madura are doing things and taking serious steps to ensure that the wishes of Cadeth in this country are taken into account. This is also a whip for all parties in Senayan,” Farid continued.
He also recalled that village leaders could have a significant impact on votes and the fate of political parties in the 2024 elections, because at least 800 village leaders will be elected in Jakarta. Farid claimed to have attended a demonstration at his DPR RI in Senayan.
On January 17, Farid claimed that five political parties had agreed to extend the terms of village chiefs through a change in law. He and other village chiefs are keeping an eye on parties that have not yet made a decision. “Currently, the other parties we have received are PKB, PDIP, Gerindra, Golkar, and PPP, and we are still monitoring other parties,” he said.
Baleg DPR is now also awaiting government response on the proposed amendments to the Village Law submitted by DPR Commission II.
government attitude
So far, the government has not responded to his DPR Commission II’s proposal to amend the village law. Are you for or against the revision of the village law?
Interior Minister Tito Karnavian said the government was still considering various issues, including the issue of extending the tenure of village chiefs. “On extending the term from six to three to nine years. Told at the hotel. 25/1).
“If there’s a lot of positives, it can’t be helped. But if there’s a lot of negatives, you might still be in the position of the law. Six years x three, 18 years, that’s a long time.” ”.
Likewise, Vice President Maruf Amin. He plans to consider proposals to extend the mayor’s term for up to nine years, whether or not they are profitable.
“As for the merits of this proposal, I think we can think about it later as to whether it is reasonable, whether it is beneficial,” Maruf said at Bidakara Building in Jakarta on Wednesday (1/25).* * **