BANYUWANGI – By early November at the latest, Banyuwangi will have a Regional Regulation (Loss) on the Protection of Culture and Indigenous Peoples of Banyuwangi. This regional regulation is predicted to be an important instrument for the protection of culture and indigenous peoples in this district on the eastern tip of Java Island.
In that regulation, a number of important clauses such as traditional clothing, Oseng language, etc. will be regulated in the draft of the highest regional law product. The Chairperson of the Special Committee for Raperda on the Protection of Culture and Indigenous Peoples of Banyuwangi Punjul Ismuwardoyo said, his side completed the discussion of the draft regulation a few months ago.
Even, The Raperda has also gone through the facilitation stage by East Java Governor Soekarwo, “The results of facilitation by the Governor of East Java have fallen,” he confirmed by phone yesterday (23/10).
Based on the results of the governor's facilitation, added Punjul, there are some clauses that need improvement. Because of that, his party is now in the midst of intensely making corrections to the draft regional regulation to be adjusted to the results of the governor's facilitation.
One of the clauses that has been corrected is the article on the protection of customary institutions in Banyuwangi. According to Punjab, The governor asked for the clause to be repealed. “The reason,in Banyuwangi there is no customary institution. If then Banyuwangi already has a customary institution, then just make changes to the law,said the politician of the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) the.
Besides that, Punjabi said, the governor also wants Banyuwangi traditional clothing to be regulated in the Raperda on the protection of culture and indigenous peoples. “We will also follow up on this. Meanwhile, more detailed arrangements will be regulated in the regent's regulations,” he said.
Not only that, In this Raperda it is also regulated that the Oseng language is included in the school curriculum. That's according to the input of the education community, the special committee asked for input from various elements some time ago.
“To get around so as not to be exclusive, This will be regulated by the Department of Education (Dispendik) must include regional language teaching materials. This is followed up by an explanatory article, The regional languages include Oseng,” he said.
Punjul said he was optimistic that the revisions to the draft regional regulations which were carried out to follow up on the results of the governor's facilitation would be completed before October ended.. “Until the beginning of next month at the latest has been confirmed,” he concluded. (radar)
