Asad Said Ali : NU is not governments seal

Surabaya, Pesantren Al-Amien Purwokerto. Deputy general chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) H. Asad Said Ali said he would remain proportional to assess the performance of government, adding that NU supported some government programs, but in some ways NU remained critical of government policies that are not pro-people.

The statement was made by Asad in a seminar on "Keeping Indonesias Cultural Entities amidst Liberalization and Information-Communication Disclosure" in the hall of the East Javas Regional Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU), JL Al Akbar mosque, Surabaya on Saturday (8/9).

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Asad Said Ali : NU is not governments seal

At the seminar that is part of the NUs Pre-National Conference and Large Conference activities 2012, Asad dismissed the notion of a seminar participant who said "NU in this period is not too critical of the government, and even appears to be merely the governments seal.

"The assessment that NU is pro-government organization or simply the (government) stamp is just an impression. It may be concluded from the statements of some NU board members," he said.

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According to Asad, the NU board members made the statement personally instead of making it as at NU meetings.

"Sometimes the statement has not been discussed yet. We are human in which mistakes and negligence are part of mans nature (mahallul Khoto wan nisyan)," he said.

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Asad said, NU attitudes were actually represented by NU Rais Aam (general chairman of lawmaking body) KH Sahal Mahfud as supreme leader of NU.

"What becomes a reference in NU is Rais Aam," he said, adding that the Ulema National Conference and the NU Large Conference that will be held in Cirebon on 14-17 September would criticize the governments products of legislation and policy. "This is in accordance with the instructions of the Rais Aam of NU."

Writer : A. Khoirul Anam

Editor : Sudarto Murtaufiq

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