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Djarot tells 'anti-Pancasila' civil servants to quit
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Members of the Doctors for Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (DBTI) gather to commemorate Pancasila Day at the National Awakening Museum (STOVIA) in Central Jakarta on June 1. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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akarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat has warned his staff to resign from office if they feel the state ideology Pancasila is irrelevant to the country.
He said that all civil servants had sworn to protect and abide by the ideology.
"If any civil servant thinks Pancasila is not appropriate, just be nice and send a resignation letter," Djarot told reporters at City Hall on Monday.
Djarot added that those opposed to Pancasila should even leave the country and find other nations that accommodated their ideology.
Djarot made the comment following intensive attempts from the central government to promote Pancasila and crackdowns on organizations believed to threaten the state ideology.
Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has previously urged all civil servants involved in any activity in contravention of the Pancasila principles to voluntarily resign from their positions. (fac)
