Megawati: You must feed the people … Pages all

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The president of the PDI-P, Megawati Soekarnoputri, advised the main regional candidates of her party to prepare a series of welfare improvement programs for the people if they are elected later.

Furthermore, Indonesia is currently still being hit by the corona virus (Covid-19) outbreak which has had a great impact on the people’s economy.

Reflecting on the advice of the proclaimer Bung Karno, what matters most to the people is clothing, food and shelter.

“During the Covid-19 outbreak, I thought (of advice) to my father, Bung Karno. When I started studying politics, I asked him, what is the most important thing for people from clothes, food? He said, try thinking about what every day. Should you do? I answered, eat, “said Megawati in his speech at the virtual inauguration of the PDI-P Party School, on Sunday (9/13/2020).

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“What does that mean? Feed your people, much less add clothes, clothes, intelligence, school, education, so that they are healthy, not malnourished, not malnourished, healthy, vaccinated,” he continued.

Megawati has instructed cadres who are elected as regional chiefs to specifically prepare a food security program.

The current outbreak suggests that food will become a scarce item in the future.

“For the subject of eating, when the rice is reduced, I will make a plan to accompany the rice. So it is not a substitute. There are 10 that I have given them, breadfruit, corn, tubers, porang, sorghum, cassava, sago , taro, hanjeli and a lot, “he said.

Megawati also called for wastelands to be planted with various staples in advance if the government could no longer import rice due to this pandemic.

According to Megawati, candidates for regional chiefs can discuss and ask about what wellness programs can be carried out if they are elected later.

They are expected to not lack interaction and knowledge when running the program.

He gave an example of the pros and cons that come up in the community when it comes to vaccinating children.

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“Learn. Tanya, if you have doubts. It is not like telling people not to get vaccinated, because it is to prevent. Like now, people are confused because there is no medicine, they are looking for a vaccine,” Megawati said.

“Do not think that I am ignorant, lack of knowledge. If I saw the numbers before. So what is the knowledge that you are looking for if it is not given will it benefit people in general?” he continued.

In addition, Megawati also asked candidates for regional chiefs to carry out special programs for child protection from an early age and empowerment of women.

“Take care of the babies, the children, give them nutritious food. Help me. Later, most importantly, if the mothers (candidates for regional chief), do programs. Healthy meat. Babies need milk. So I mean, by Please, please, this is for the benefit of the people in general. Poor them, “he said.