Politics · Indonesia · 2 hrs ago
Golkar leader calls for simple 62nd anniversary celebrations
Golkar leader Bahlil Lahadalia has called for modest celebrations for the party’s 62nd anniversary.
He instructed party officials and members across Indonesia not to hold anniversary events in hotels.
The celebrations will include visits to a heroes’ cemetery, blood donations, free food packages and competitions.
The main gathering is planned for Bandung, West Java, in November, with 62,000 Golkar members expected to take part.
Organiser Wihaji said the party should keep the events simple in view of public hardship, including disasters in some areas.
Local party branches will receive guidance and can plan their own activities, as long as they follow that instruction.
Golkar leader Bahlil Lahadalia has asked party officials and local members to keep celebrations for the party’s 62nd anniversary simple.
He instructed that anniversary events, including the main event and formal activities, should not be held in hotels.
The party’s anniversary programme includes a memorial visit, blood donation, free food packages and competitions.
The main gathering is planned for Bandung, West Java, with 62,000 Golkar members expected to take part.
- Who
- Golkar leader Bahlil Lahadalia instructed party officials and local members to keep the celebrations simple.
- What
- Golkar will hold events for its 62nd anniversary, with no lavish celebrations or hotel venues.
- When
- The events are scheduled to begin on October 20, with the main event planned for November.
- Where
- The main gathering is planned for Bandung, West Java. Other activities include a visit to Kalibata Heroes Cemetery.
- Why
- Wihaji said party members should understand the public mood, especially amid disasters in several regions.
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The programme is scheduled to begin with a visit to Kalibata Heroes Cemetery and a blood donation event.
The party plans to distribute free food packages.
The anniversary programme is scheduled to culminate in a gathering in Bandung, West Java.
- Anniversary
- Golkar’s 62nd
- Main event location
- Bandung, West Java
- Expected participants
- 62,000 Golkar members
- October 20 events
- Visit to Kalibata Heroes Cemetery and blood donation
- October 25 event
- Free food package distribution
What people are saying
The chairman’s message, under his direction, is that the whole series of activities, including the main event and formal activities, must be simple. None may be held in hotels.
The mass rally will be in West Java, specifically in Bandung, involving 62,000 Golkar members.
We leave it to each regency or city to be creative and innovative in this series of activities, with the chairman’s message that they must be simple.