"Dream - The candidate for vice president (Cawapres) 2024, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, invited the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) Pamekasan to investigate Gus Miftah regarding allegations of distributing money to support Candidate Pair (Paslon) number 2 that went viral on social media. "That’s up to them, we are following the rules from Bawaslu," said Gibran, Friday, January 5, 2024, as reported by merdeka.com."

The Mayor of Solo said that his side is ready to accept reprimands and sanctions from Bawaslu if the actions taken by Gus Miftah are deemed to violate the provisions in the 2024 presidential campaign. "Yes, that's fine, we will follow the rules from Bawaslu. If there is something wrong, we are ready to be reprimanded or even face sanctions. Yesterday I also came and met with the chairman of Bawaslu," he said.

"Yes, we just follow the rules, right?" he concluded. Previously, a video circulated showing Gus Miftah distributing money in Pamekasan. In the video, several people are seen holding up shirts with the image of presidential candidate number 2 Prabowo Subianto."

"Bawaslu Kabupaten Pamekasan, Jawa Timur will summon Gus Miftah regarding the viral video of money distribution. The Chairman of Bawaslu Pamekasan, Sukma Umbara Tirta Firdaus, stated that they have scheduled a summons for Gus Miftah."

"Asked about the nature of the violations from the action, he was reluctant to explain in detail and promised to take concrete steps soon. "Meanwhile, the allegations of criminal violations of the election are still being further investigated," said Sukma."