Great success of Anies’ political safari event in Bandung strengthens the analysis and predictions of political experts that Bandung and West Java in general belong to Anies if the Presidential Election is held in 2024, about one year from now.
LAST weekend, Saturday (21/1), Anies Rasyid Baswedan’s Safari to Bandung deserves to be called ‘Bandung Lautan Anies’ because the capital city of Priangan was crowded with masses of all ages. Old, young and militant mothers from various walks of life warmly welcomed the presidential candidate from the NasDem Party, Mr. Anies Rasyid Baswedan, visit to Bandung.
During his stay in Bandung, Anies’ various agendas were carried out, not only ‘going healthy walks’ but also brainstorming with West Java figures discussing the populist economy with entrepreneurs from various associations and a meeting with 52 Anies volunteer nodes at the Newton Hotel which was attended by approx. 300 volunteers.
Political expert’s guess is not wrong, that Bandung and West Java in general are ‘belonging to Anies’ if the Presidential Election is held in 2024, about a year from now.
The highlight of the event, of course, is Sunday 22 January 2023 at the Jalak Harupat Stadium. The pride of the Bandung Regency residents’ stadium which proves the claim of ‘Bandung Lautan Anies’. Tens of thousands of masses spilled over to fill the healthy walk with the theme, ‘Step Together Towards the Year of Change in 2024’
The 2024 election will prove the strength of the younger generation of voters, including millennials, who cannot be overlooked by Anies. Thousands of masses also filled the ITB Bandung Sasana Budaya Ganesha (SABUGA) building in an event titled ‘NasDem Youth Festival’.
The enthusiasm of the people of Bandung makes it not wrong to call it Bandung Lautan Anies. As if recalling the big fire incident that occurred in Bandung, West Java, on March 23, 1946. A little less than a year from Indonesia’s independence.
The idea for the event was none other than inspired by the ‘Bandung Lautan Api’ event which showed the determination of the youths along with 200,000 residents who burned their homes and then left the city for the mountains in the south of Bandung. This was done to prevent the Allied troops from making the city of Bandung a strategic military base in the face of the youth’s determination to defend Indonesian independence.
This same spirit has also become an encouragement for Bandung residents in facing the 2024 political year, winning Anies Baswedan’s candidacy for president in order to carry the theme of change so that this country is back on the right track according to the spirit and noble goals of the Proklamas in 2024.
The success of the ‘Bandung Lautan Anies’ program has further strengthened the country’s hopes for
the emergence of a national leader, the dream of all Indonesian people. A leader in this era of change is expected to bring a message of unity and realize social justice for all Indonesian people.
The achievement of the vision and hope was entrusted to the figure of Anies Rasyid Baswedan who looked very excited and happy that day.
Artists taking part
Homeland artists also graced the event at the Jalak Harupat Stadium entitled ‘Steping Together Towards a Year of Change’.
Musician Doel Sumbang. appeared as a senior artist who previously invited Bandung residents to attend via Doel’s Instagram account at a healthy restoration walk event with NasDem.
“Sampurasun. For those of you who are in Bandung Regency and its surroundings, I Doel Sumbang would like to invite everyone to take part in a Fun Walk with Mr. Anies Baswedan around the Harupat Stadium, Bandung Regency,” said Doel Sumbang as quoted by KBA News, Friday, January 20, 2023.
“Don’t forget Sunday, January 22, 2023 and I, Doel Sumbang, will also be there to cheer everyone up. Wait for it,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Maudy Asmara or @Mdy_Asmara1701 also invited all residents of Bandung and other residents in West Java to join the NasDem Party Healthy Walk event.
Famous artist Ramzi Geys Thebe also invited the people of Bandung who are still confused about filling out activities on Sunday morning to take part in a healthy restoration walk.
“Greetings, my restoration, Ramzi, would like to ask the people of West Java, especially Bandung Regency, what to do on January 22, 2023 in the morning, if you are still confused, let’s exercise together, we will be healthy together, we will go for a healthy walk with Mr. Anies Rasyid Baswedan. Wait for us to stay in touch together, if we are healthy, God willing, the nation will be strong, greetings of restoration,” said Ramzi.
Then, Bemby Putuanda also did not want to be left behind inviting Bandung residents to enliven the event which would be filled with dozens of attractive prizes.
“To all my brothers and sisters, residents of Bandung Regency, I want to tell you that there is a really cool event. Are you curious? The event was a leisurely morning walk with Mr. Anies Baswedan, and wow, there must have been a lot of fun there. Write down the date January 22, 2023 at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung,” said Bemby.
He also appealed to the public to invite brothers and sisters to have fun together on the health walk which was delayed.
“Don’t forget to invite all the neighbors, relatives, fathers, mothers, the main thing is that we all get together there, have fun together. See you there, always healthy,” he said.
Radio announcer Bayu Oktara, via his personal Instagram, invites the public to join in the healthy restoration walk. “Sampurasun. Today is no longer just a silent era, lazy like spectators, let’s join the road with Mr. Anies Baswedan on January 22, 2023 starting at 6 am at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung Regency,” said Bayu.
This well-known actor also said that now is the time for society to move together towards change. “We step together towards change, we are healthy, a strong nation,” he said.
Then the well-known actor Ali Syakieb invited all West Java residents, especially Bandung Regency, to attend and enliven the NasDem Party healthy walk.
“I’m Ali Syakieb, I want to invite West Java residents, especially residents of Bandung Regency and Bandung City. If you don’t have an event on Sunday, January 22, 2023, come to Jalak Harupat Stadium,” Ali said in a video uploaded to the Instagram account of the Regency NasDem Party DPP. Bandung, Thursday, 19 January 2023.
“Go for a healthy walk with Anies Baswedan, the presidential candidate from the Nasdem Party, okay, don’t forget it at 06.00 in the morning,” he said.
Chairman of the West Java NasDem Advisory Council, Rajiv said that people who wish to take part in healthy walking activities do not need to register online, people only need to come directly to the activity site.
“The community can still go for a walk with Anies Baswedan. Those who want to take a healthy walk with Mr. Anies Baswedan, can come directly to Si Jalak Harupat, you don’t need to register online,” Rajiv quoted KBA News as saying via nasdem.id, Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
On that occasion, Rajiv ensured that it would be easier for the people who would take part in the healthy road repair activities to participate.
Youth festival
On Sunday afternoon, Anies appeared as a speaker in the NasDem Youth Festival series of events which spoke on the theme ‘Youth and Politics’.
“Why is it important for young people that the power of young people is because of its novelty. If youth does not bring novelty he is no longer young. Young people don’t offer biographies. Young people offer plans for the future,” Anies said in front of thousands of Bandung youths.
The novelty that Anies meant was the ability to see the same phenomenon in a different perspective.
“The younger generation is the stock of future leaders. A leader, he continued, is a leader who is able to turn ideas into reality.”
According to Anies, politics is a place where decisions are made today, not the implications of the past, the implications for the future.
“Politics is a place where decisions have an impact on the future. It is the best place for youth to think about the future of their country. These two elements must become one unit: young people offer a future, politics determines the future,” Anies explained
Therefore, according to Anies, young people have a big enough responsibility to determine the direction of the nation. They must care and want to do their part to determine the future. To continue the ideals of the nation they must intervene directly in the world of politics.
“It’s time for us to say that we want this city to be better, this province to be better, this country to be better and we have to intervene together to fix it, agree?,” he said.
Regarding change, Anies advised that young people should not remain silent and must be committed to history for a better future for Indonesia,” he said.
Before appearing in Bandung, Anies did not forget to stop by and say hello to the people of Karawang and Bekasi.
Haz Pohan, Editor in Chief, KBA News
