Gerindra Deputy Chief Ensures Prabowo Is Ready To Meet Megawati If He Is Tenuous

JAKARTA - Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) of the Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman, said Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto is ready to meet PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri if she has free time to receive her visit.

"Kita tahu Ibu Mega ketum partai besar, pasti sibuk menjelang pemilu begini. Ini kan lagi saat penyusunan daftar caleg ya, pasti lagi sibuk sekali dia, tapi kalau begitu dia lebih, Pak Prabowo siap menemui Ibu Mega," kata Habiburokhman dikutip ANTARA, Rabu, 12 Juli.

The deputy chairman of Commission III of the DPR said that the daily chairman of the Gerindra Party DPP, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, was still communicating with the chairman of the PDI-P DPP, Puan Maharani, in order to prepare a plan for the meeting of the two parties.

"Communication continues, especially at Mrs. Puan's level with Mr. Dasco, it's continuous communication, Mrs. Puan has just returned from Hajj, maybe it's time to adjust," he said.

Habiburokhman also said that his party's relationship with PDIP has so far been fine. He even analogized the Gerindra Party's relationship with PDIP as a dating relationship.

"It's fine, if it's like in the past, people are dating, the status is fine, there's no problem, we're waiting for each other," he said.

Previously, Tuesday (11/7), PDI-P DPP chairman Puan Maharani said there was a plan to meet PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri with the general chairman of other political parties, but there was no certainty of time.

"Yes. There are plans to meet with all the other general chairmen (political parties). However, of course this is the time that we are scheduling," said Puan Maharani.

This statement was Puan's response when asked about the desire of Gerindra Party Chair Prabowo Subianto to meet with PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri.

"Likewise, I was assigned to stay in touch with any general chairman, and later God willing, we will do it," said Puan.

Prabowo's desire to meet Megawati was estimated after he met with the General Chair of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar in Jakarta, Sunday (9/7).

"I think it would be good if Cak Imin met Mrs. Mega, I also don't know when I was accepted with Mrs. Mega. There is no problem, it's important for us to have a good relationship with everyone," said Prabowo.