PKB-PBNU Dispute Over DPR’s Haj Special Committee
The conflict between the PKB and PBNU escalates following the establishment of the Special Committee for Haj by the DPR. Nahdlatul Ulama feels the DPR is targeting the Religious Affairs Minister, the younger brother of the PBNU General Chair.
Sunudyantoro
August 12, 2024
THE tension between the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Central Executive Board of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) is heating up after PKB politicians initiated the establishment of the Haj Special Committee at the House of Representatives (DPR). The purpose of the committee is to investigate alleged irregularities in the 2024 haj arrangements by the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas is the brother o
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