Deputy Chief of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari Moerdijat said Constitution Day must serve as a reminder of importance to comply with the mandate of the 1945 Constitution (UUD) in order to fill the country’s independence.
“The development process can be accelerated (if) one of (its factors) is supported through our compliance with various regulations, including what,our predecessors stipulated and agreed upon in the 1945 Constitution,” she said in a written statement released in Jakarta on Thursday.
The commemoration of the Constitution Day is stipulated based upon Presidential Decree No. 18 of 2008 and serves as a historical momentum for the nation to commemorate the Indonesian administrative system including the UUD 1945, which lays a legal foundation in the country, she said.
Legal certainty which is based on the state constitution can build Indonesian and foreign citizens’ confidence in the country, she remarked.
“If the public and state have high confidence, joint steps to realize the ideals of the nation will relatively be easier,” she said.
To that end, she appealed to each citizen to comply with what the constitution has mandated to fill the country’s independence,.
She urged stakeholders at central and regional levels to make the constitution a foundation for making various policies.
“Don’t let the regional government’s policies contradict the ,mandate of the 1945 Constitution and eventually obstruct the development process,” she said.
She said every citizen should be able to understand the importance of complying with the constitution in carrying out their daily activities.
Source: Antara News