Jakarta, Dec 16 (Antara) - Some quarters have come up with the idea of
reviving the obsolete State Policy Guidelines (GBHN) amidst concerns
that the country in the current reforms era has no clear developmental
goals.
But others pointed out that the reintroduction of the GBHN, which was
earlier used by the President during the New Order Government for over
three decades to direct national development, was difficult to implement
and even described it as a setback to the Constitution, an amendment
for which has been made.
"The targets and direction of development of the current government
over the past decade are still unclear. As a result, some quarters
raised the idea to revive the GBHN," Member of the House of
Representatives (DPR)'s Commission II on Home Affairs Jazuli Juwaini
stated on Thursday.
"The directions should be made clear so that the people can evaluate
the government's performance after five or ten years," the legislator
added. Jazuli said that people will not raise the idea of reviving the
GBHN if they can clearly see the direction and targets of development.
The idea to return to the GBHN was raised during a Nationhood Congress
carrying the theme "The Nation's Directions In the Run-Up To 100 Years
Of Its Independence," which was organized by the Media Editors' Forum on
Tuesday, last week.
Before the reform era, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which
was the highest state body, made it mandatory for the president to
implement the GBHN.
In light of the reform era, however, the GBHN was shelved due to an
implication of the fourth amendment of the Constitution that changed the
status, task, and authority of the MPR.
Yet the unclear direction of national development has caused many
quarters, including MPR Chairman Sidarto Danusubroto, to consider
returning to the GBHN.
"Indonesia needs long-term developmental guidelines. The GBHN
incorporates the developmental pattern. Therefore, the GBHN needs to be
re-adopted," Danusubroto claimed.
He
said that so far, the direction of development lacked focus as it was
adjusted to the vision and mission of the incumbent government. "When
the government changes after five years, the vision and mission also
changes, thus, affecting the direction of development," he added. He
mentioned that such a change will not happen if the GBHN is re-imposed
since the long-term development can be guaranteed.
Danusubroto noted that even though the DPR has issued Law No.17/2007 on
the National Middle and Long Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2005-2025,
there was still no guarantee that it will be implemented consistently.
Executive Board Chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
Puan Maharani said her party agreed to the revival of GBHN as they felt
that the basis of the current development was ineffective.
She stated that the Law No.17/2007 on RPJMN had failed to accommodate
comprehensive guidelines, thereby hindering the implementation of
sustainable government programs.
After the elimination of the GBHN through the fourth amendment of the
Constitution, Maharani added that the state was left with an
incomprehensive guideline of development as the approach adopted by the
state officials lacked harmony and consistency.
The same opinion was also expressed by former commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces Endriartono Sutarto.
He noted that in the absence of the GBHN, the direction of national
development always changed in tandem with the new government regime.
"The direction of development had always changes each time the country has a new government," he stated.
Endriartono Sutarto noted that Indonesia needed directions to carry out its national development plans.
"In
the past, Indonesia had the GBHN. Guidelines are necessary to prevent
the country from being influenced by other systems," Endriartono
announced at a meeting attended by members of the Generation 1966
Movement in Bandung, West Java, on Saturday.
He stated that there was now an idea to amend the Constitution for the
fifth time in order to return it to its original values, as contained in
its preamble.
Sutarto said that there was a need to return the 1945 Constitution to
its origin so that the values contained in its body will be in
accordance with the ones contained in its preamble.
Therefore, Crescent and Star Party (PBB) Lawmaking Body Chairman Yusril
Ihza Mahendra agreed to the idea of re-imposing the GBHN to enable the
head of state to carry out state administration activities.
"I agree to the idea of reinstating the People's Consultative
Assembly's right to adopt the GBHN as it will assist the president in
carrying out state administration activities," Yusril stated during a
presidential candidate debate in Jakarta, on Saturday.
With the implementation of the GBHN, it will not be necessary for the
president to make a new program as he or she will only be required to
carry out programs arranged by the MPR.
However, Constitutional Law Expert Dr Fifiana Isnaeni of the Diponegoro
University in Semarang, Central Java, said it was not easy to re-adopt
the GBHN. "The current system is different from the one in the past. If
the GBHN is to be re-imposed, the 1945 Constitution should be firstly
re-amended to reinstate the authority of the MPR in drafting the GBHN,"
Isnaeni added.
In the past, the MPR was the highest state institution, which among
others, had the duty to draft the GBHN as regulated in the Constitution,
Isnaeni stated.
After the fourth amendment of the Constitution, the MPR is no longer
the highest institution of the state. Its status is now at par with
other state institutions, including that of the president.
In the meantime, Political Analyst Prof. Paulus Israwan of Purwokerto's
Jenderal Sudirman University said there was no need to re-adopt the
GBHN as, in principle, it was similar to the Short-Term Development Plan
(RPJM).
"Admittedly, the GBHN is effective because it clarifies what the
government will do in the next five years. It provides clear directions
for development that the government needs to follow," he stated.
But now, the government already has the RPJM, which is basically similar to the GBHN, he noted.
Hence, there is no need to re-adopt the GBHN because with a national
development planning system, the government already has the RPJM and
Long-Term Development Plan (RPJP), which are actually similar to the
GBHN.
However, the RPJM and RPJP need to be showcased to the people, like the
GBHN in the past. "Earlier, students from elementary to senior high
schools were aware of the GBHN because the state policy guidelines were
incorporated in their text books," Israwan said.
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