On this occasion, the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs said, East Java is one of the largest provinces, there are 40 million people with 38 second tier.
"This shows, firstly, Islamic moderation, religious moderation is growing here. There are indeed terror incidents but they can be overcome. But in general the people grow with tolerance. Therefore, it becomes, of course not only East Java, all of Indonesia, its Muslims. generally tolerant, "explained Machfud MD.
Machfud MD further explained,
East Java is a breeding ground for religious moderation that was pioneered by Kiai Hasyim Asyari, before that Muhammadiyah had also developed and that was also developing in East Java.
"Actually, conflicts between religious communities due to religious differences are very small. That terrorists are deviant, but not only in Islam. All religions have their own terrorists, because they are very radical in their understanding," he said.
In addition, East Java has recently received records from the Indonesian people, from Covid, which used to be extremely frightening, to the point that people say they are afraid to go to East Java. Now East Java ranks the lowest under other provinces.
"This is a success in managing the handling of Covid. The government is currently working hard and focused in all its policies to deal with it, to fight against Covid.
The government has two programs for Presidential Decree No. 82, the war against covid and national economic recovery and they are built together.
East Java seems to be an example because of the cooperation between government leaders, community leaders, youth leaders, and so on, "he explained.
Today, Pangdam V Brawijaya gathered figures with the government, from various mass organizations for friendship, that we have an Indonesia that must be guarded together.
The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs also said that the government provided the facilities at a high cost to save the people.
"First, if it is related to Covid, of course vaccination, then 3M, but vaccines for all provinces have been recommended, so that it is carried out carefully.
And the government provides the facilities at a high cost to save the people. Because of what? The argument that is generally accepted is that in constitutional science, the safety of the people is the highest law. If you want to save the people, you may violate the constitution, even so. The argument is extreme, so that many people take actions, and it is against the law, but to save the people and this is what is now being done, "he concluded.
