Jakarta, Feb. 8 -- Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Eddy Soeparno, has urged all parties to follow the directions of President Prabowo Subianto regarding the development of the new capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan.

He said that parties should not engage in polemics about the budget for the new capital's development because the Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) has emphasized that the development will continue.

"Let's follow the directions of President Prabowo who has said that currently, the project completion is focused on the development of offices for legislative and judicial institutions and the supporting ecosystem," he affirmed here on Saturday.

He said he believes that President Prabowo would make...