Paruman Agung

On 18 August 1945, President Sukarno appointed Ida Bagus Putra Manuaba as the Speaker of the Indonesian National Committee of Lesser Sunda, and on 22 August 1945, Sukarno appointed I Gusti Ketut Pudja as the Governor of Lesser Sunda.

[4] Pudja promised that the government in the kingdoms would be run by the Regional Indonesian National Committee in cooperation with the kings, and the government in Bali would be run by the Indonesian National Committee of Lesser Sunda in cooperation with the Governor of Lesser Sunda.

[9] On 4 February 1946, the structure of the Paruman Agung was re-formed, with an additional 28 members and the removal of the residents of Bali and Lombok from the position.

[10] On 4 June 1946, the Chief Commanding Officer (CCO) of the AMACAB summoned the Paruman Agung to a meeting in Denpasar.

The Paruman Agung elected Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati and I Gusti Bagus Oka as the delegates.

[17][18] In addition to that, the Paruman Agung would consist of 40 members, with 34 being elected and 6 being appointed from the minority groups in Bali.

[23] On 9 June and 10 July 1947, the Council of Kings held a meeting in which they declared the election results in Badung and Buleleng null and void.

The nominees were I Gusti Ktut Ngurah, Ida Bagus Putra Manuaba, and the Anak Agung Nyoman Pandji Tisna.

[19][28] In practice, according to I Made Sendra, a lecturer from Udayana University, the Council of Kings is more powerful than the Paruman Agung.

The Paruman Agung rarely uses their initiative and interpellation rights, thus making the parliament merely an advisory body.

At a congress in Campuhan Ubud from 14 to 17 April 1950, one of the demands was to replace the Paruman Agung with a more democratic legislature.

[30] Thus, on 8 June 1950, the Paruman Agung held an emergency meeting to form an executive body, consisting of five members, based on the demands of the people.

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Lanto Daeng Pasewang, went to Bali to explain how the law should be implemented.

The committee consisted of five members representing pro-republican political groups: I Gde Putra Kamayana from the Indonesian National Party, Raden Sujono from Masyumi, I Gde Puger from KPNI, and the pro-federalist representatives I Gusti Putu Merta from the government and Anak Agung Gede Djelantik from the kings.