Indramayu’s Ruling Elite Visibly Maintains Poverty and Ignorance in Village Communities Through Regional Regulations on Village Governance
Author: H. Dudung Badrun, S.H., M.H.
(Advocate)
The ruling elite in Indramayu Regency, seemingly blind and heartless, ignore the state’s political will to govern the country, ensuring sovereignty rests with the people and is implemented in accordance with the Constitution and as a state based on the rule of law.
In 2014, three laws related to popular sovereignty were issued: Law No. 6 of 2014 concerning Villages, Law No. 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government, and Law No. 30 of 2014 concerning Government Administration.
The legal ideals of a region can be seen from Regional Regulations, whether they are empathetic to the advancement of the people or exploit them for their own interests.
Two neighboring regencies, Indramayu Regency and Majalengka Regency, are presented in their implementation of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages.
The Indramayu Regional Government appears to maintain that villages are under its control, while in Majalengka Regency, villages consist of Village Governments, Village Community Institutions, and Traditional Community Institutions.
This can be seen from:
First, the Indramayu Regency Government issued Regional Regulation No. 20 of 2016, which was amended by Regional Regulation No. 4 of 2017. This regulation maintains the Village Government entity, even though Law Number 6 of 2014 clearly states that the name “Village” is “Village Government.”
Meanwhile, Majalengka Regency’s Regional Regulation No. 6 of 2019 concerning Villages is consistent with Law No. 6 of 2014.
Second, the considerations in the Regional Regulation on Village Government from Indramayu Regency and the Regional Regulation on Villages from Majalengka Regency differ significantly.
The considerations of Indramayu Regional Regulation Number 4 of 2017 concerning Village Government state, “that in order to improve village government regulations in Indramayu Regency in accordance with new and higher laws and regulations, Indramayu Regency Regional Regulation Number 13 of 2015 concerning Village Government needs to be adjusted.”
This contrasts sharply with the considerations of Majalengka Regency Regional Regulation Number 6 of 2019 concerning amendments to Regional Regulation Number 2 of 2015 concerning Villages. This is because, in connection with the Constitutional Court’s decision Number 128/PUU-XIII/2015, Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 84 of 2015 concerning the organizational structure and work procedures of Village Government, Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 1 of 2016 concerning Village Assets, Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 18 of 2018 concerning Village Community Institutions and Village Traditional Institutions, and Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 20 of 2018 concerning Village Financial Management, Regional Regulation Number 2 The 2015 Village Law needs to be adjusted.**
…..To be continued,,,
Jakarta, October 12, 2025
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