Many Questions About Several Paskibraka Members Removing Their Hijab, Here is the Complete Explanation from BPIP

"Dream - The Head of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency or BPIP Yudian Wahyudi explained about the news regarding several members of the Flag Hoisting Troop (Paskibraka) 2024 removing their hijabs. He stated that this aims to uphold the values of uniformity in flag hoisting. 'Because indeed from the beginning Paskibraka has been uniform,' said Yudian at the Polri Residence in the Capital City of Nusantara, East Kalimantan, Wednesday, August 14, 2024, quoted from liputan6.com."

"The statement was made to explain the reasons for adjusting the uniform regulations for Paskibraka members who wear hijabs."

"Because in previous years, Paskibraka members were allowed to wear hijabs during the inauguration and flag-raising ceremony on August 17. However, BPIP decided to standardize the attire and appearance of Paskibraka in 2024, as stated in the Circular Letter of the Deputy for Training Number 1 of 2024. In that circular letter, there is no option for hijab attire for Paskibraka members who wear hijabs. 'The standardization of clothing stems from the spirit of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika as proclaimed by the Founding Father of the Nation, Ir Sukarno,' he said."

According to Yudian, the values brought by Sukarno are unity in uniformity. He mentioned that this unity is translated by BPIP in the form of a uniform attire.

"Moreover, the members of Paskibraka will later serve as a troop. She (the Paskibraka member who wears a hijab) serves as a troop that symbolizes unity in diversity," she said."

Yudian emphasized that the removal of the hijab was done voluntarily. He stated that, based on the signatures they provided themselves in the statement of willingness to comply with the regulations for the formation and implementation of the Paskibraka duties for the year 2025. The Paskibraka members signed their names on a Rp10,000 stamp, indicating that the statement was official and binding in the eyes of the law. "(The removal of the hijab) is only done during the inauguration of Paskibraka and the raising of the Sang Merah Putih during the state ceremony," he revealed.

"Previously, there was a lot of news regarding female Paskibraka members who did not wear hijabs during the inauguration. However, in their daily lives, several female Paskibraka members were seen wearing hijabs."

The Deputy Secretary General (Wasekjen) of the Indonesian Purna Paskibraka (PPI), Irwan Indra, explained the issue related to the emerging allegations of a ban on the use of hijabs for Muslim Paskibraka officers this year. According to him, this year the Paskibraka training is under the auspices of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP) and not the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora).

"So there wasn't any before, this year 2022 is the first in BPIP. Previously, it was under the auspices of Kemenpora. I also used to be a coach for the National Paskibraka still under the auspices of Kemenpora from 2016 to 2021," said Irwan to reporters in Jakarta, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. He emphasized that his party has never made any coercive efforts to remove or wear a hijab until the year 2021. This is still applicable until the year 2022."

"Then in 2022, moving to BPIP, there was still nothing like this. Just yesterday we were surprised in 2024 when the inauguration finally revealed it," he said. "Maybe the media friends have also seen on YouTube or in the media, there is not a single capaskibraka girl wearing a hijab," he said."

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