REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- National Campaign Team (TKN) of presidential candidates number 01 responded to statement of Chairperson of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Grace Natalie about a plan to encourage revocation of the Joint Ministerial Regulation (PBM) on establishment of worship places. TKN asserted that PSI's staance was not representing the coalition's.

TKN Spokesperson, Ace Hasan Syadzily said that the supporting parties of government coalition shared different ideas. "Not all parties in the coalition have the same view as PSI in that matter," Ace told Republika.co.id, on Wednesday (Feb 13).

He explained that the Joint Ministerial Regulation (PBM) on establishment of places of worship was actually arranged to maintain the harmony of religious people. It contained procedure of establishment of a house of worship and ways to invite the community to get involved in establishing religious facilities.

On the one hand, he did not deny that establishment of places of worship was often became source of inter-religious conflicts. Therefore, he questioned ways to regulate establishment of worship places as well as to prevent conflicts if the regulation is revoked.