REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PURBALINGGA -- Presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto opined that the people may take the money or other goods offered by political parties ahead of 2019 presidential election. He said that it was actually the people's own money.
''If there are people who give money or things, just accept it. Don't reject it, '' he said when delivering a political speech at Slinga Village Square, Kaligondang Sub-District, in Purbalingga Regency, on Wednesday (Feb 13).
Therefore, he stressed that the people should not feel indebted to the parties offered them money. Furthermore, Prabowo said that the people should vote by conscience.
"So, just accept it if someone gives money or something. But when you are in the voting booth, use your voting rights according to your conscience. Not as ordered by those who give the money," he remarked.
On that occasion, Prabowo also claimed that he was 68 years old now. In that old age, Prabowo claimed he should have retired or rested.
However, he claimed that the could not stand to see condition of the nation and state today. He assessed the people had not received justice and prosperity.
"We also see, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is 93 years old, he should have retired. But seeing the condition of his country, he works again, '' he said.
Prabowo claimed, every time he went to the regions and met with the community in the villages, his enthusiasm always reappeared. The people's smile, according to him, were smiles that grew from the heart, not like the smile of the hypocrites.
"Every time I feel tired, then I see looks of the people here (village), my spirit grows again. I am even more convinced and I will not give up before the Indonesian people are prosperous," he said.
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