The 212 Reunion Committee Proposed December 2 To Become A National Holiday

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Organizing Committee (OC) Reunion 212, Habib Muhammad bin Husein Al Atthas, proposed that December 2 be set as a national holiday.

He conveyed this proposal in front of the 212 Reunion participants who packed the National Monument (Monas) area which was also attended by Deputy Minister of Religion Muhammad Syafi'i and DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung.

"What about 212, this big momentum event, December 2, we propose it to be Indonesia's Ukhuwah Day. Do you agree?" asked Habib Muhammad to the 212 Reunion participants, Tuesday, December 2.

"So December 2 is a national holiday, do you agree or not? Do you think it's possible to propose?" continued Habib Muhammad, who was responded to by the 212 Reunion crowd.

Habib Muhammad emphasized that the national holiday on December 2 will allow people from various regions to gather to commemorate the 212 Reunion every year.

"So December 2 is off. God willing, every day it falls Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, it's still a national holiday, we can still gather at Monas. Agree?" he continued.

Habib Muhammad assessed that the proposed determination of the national holiday on December 2 needs to be considered by the government. This is because the annual momentum of the 212 Reunion is a unifying event for various Islamic groups and community organizations (ormas).

"So, the unity of the people, brothers, we can use it to protect the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia," he explained.

Responding to this, Deputy Minister of Religion Muhammad Syafi'i admitted that he could not confirm whether the government had granted the request for a December 2 determination to be a red date. Syafi'i still needs to submit this proposal to President Prabowo Subianto.

"The proposal from the Chairman of the OC was that I could not answer today. But at least I have recorded a proposal to make a national holiday. But whether or not, I must convey it to President Prabowo Subianto," Syafi'i replied in his remarks.

People who have attended the 212 Reunion have been visiting the Monas area since the afternoon and marching to face the main stage. the participants started the activity by holding the congregational Maghrib prayer.

Followed by reading the Qur'an verse which was listened to solemnly by the participants. Then, the participants perform the Isha prayer followed by the occult prayer and the reading of the salawat.

Through this activity, Public Reunion 212 Public Relations, Buya Husein revealed that his party asked President Prabowo Subianto to carry out flood and landslide disaster management in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to the fullest.

"We demand that President Prabowo take firm action against those who commit corruption, and to care for disasters, including disasters that befell our brothers and sisters in Sumatra," he said.

In addition to praying for victims of the Sumatran disaster, the 212 Reunion also held a joint prayer for the safety of Palestinians amid the practice of Israeli genocide.