Ridwan Kamil Calls Jakarta Accidentally and Compulsorily Prepared to Become the Capital of Indonesia

Ridwan Kamil mentions that Jakarta is accidentally and forcibly prepared to become the capital city of Indonesia.

Ridwan Kamil Calls Jakarta Accidentally and Compulsorily Prepared to Become the Capital of Indonesia

"Dream - Curator of Planning and Development of the Nusantara Capital (IKN), Ridwan Kamil, explained that DKI Jakarta was not initially prepared as the national capital. He conveyed that DKI Jakarta was designated as the Capital under forced circumstances."

"Jakarta has never been prepared to be the capital of the Republic of Indonesia. Jakarta is an accidental, forced capital, yes,"
kata Ridwan Kamil dalam acara Rakornas Ibu Kota Nusantara di Hotel Kempinski, Jakarta Pusat, Kamis, 14 Maret 2024 dikutip dari siaran Youtube IKN Indonesia. Translation: Ridwan Kamil said in the National Coordination Meeting for the Capital City of Nusantara at Hotel Kempinski, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, March 14, 2024, quoted from IKN Indonesia's YouTube broadcast.

"Dream.co.id."

He explained that the policy of relocating the State Capital from Jakarta is not President Joko Widodo's idea. The decision came from the previous government's mandate. "So if asked why it has to be moved to IKN, the first answer is that Jakarta was never prepared to be the capital city, the second is that IKN is not Mr. Jokowi's idea, Mr. Jokowi is only implementing a historical obligation," he said.

The former Governor of West Java explained that the policy of relocating the capital city has existed since the colonial era of the Netherlands. At that time, Jakarta, which was still called Batavia, was hit by a disease outbreak, so the capital city was temporarily moved to Bandung.

"So actually, Bandung is originally IKN if history doesn't change. Bandung has been made into a military center, that's why all generals must pass through Bandung-Cimahi, approximately like that. The Ministry of Transportation has moved, that's why PT KAI is there, and so on,"

say it.

However, the plan to make Bandung the capital of Indonesia failed due to economic problems. One of them is the global economic crisis and the arrival of Japanese colonization in Indonesia. "But it failed because in 1929 there was a great world economic depression and in 1942 Japan came, so the IKN (Indonesia National Capital) version of the Dutch colonial government was disbanded. So, IKN has been there since long ago. Not now," he said.

"Plan to Relocate the Country's Capital"

Furthermore, the man who is familiarly called Kang Emil also explained that the plan to relocate the capital city has been in existence since the time of President Soekarno. However, the idea was never realized because Indonesia was newly independent. A similar idea emerged during the time of President Soeharto who wanted to relocate the capital city. However, the idea failed due to the history of reform.

"Then President Soekarno in the 1950s transferred the idea to Kalimantan, to Palangkaraya which was not realized because it was newly independent, the budget was not sufficient, politics were still turbulent, and so on," he expressed.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: "This idea is what the Joko Widodo government is currently implementing, which intends to move the capital city to Kalimantan. Ridwan Kamil emphasizes that this historical necessity is not merely a practical political matter, but an effort to realize the great dream of the emergence of a great nation. "Because in 1945 we proclaimed ourselves as an independent country, in 2045 we will proclaim ourselves as a superpower. And that superpower, named Indonesia, the 4th country in the world, must have a capital city as a showcase, as a face that we are an advanced nation," said Ridwan."

News

Vietnam Mocks Indonesian National Team with Dutch Flavor, Erick Thohir: It's Your Turn

Because currently there are many European-looking players, especially from the Netherlands, in the Garuda squad.