PKS Urges Anies To Ban Night Entertainment Places From Operating During Ramadan

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JAKARTA - Chairman of the PKS Faction Achmad Yani urged DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to ban night entertainment venues and the like from operating during this year's Ramadan.

Yani asked the DKI Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Disparekraf) to revoke Circular Letter No. e-0001/SE/2022 concerning the Time of Organizing Tourism Businesses in the Holy Month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr 1443 H.

Where, in this SE, the DKI Disparekraf still allows certain places of business such as karaoke places, drinking houses or bars, and pubs that hold live music. With a note, it is not allowed to sell alcohol during the month of Ramadan.

"Requesting the DKI Provincial Government to revoke the Circular Letter of the Disparekraf DKI numbered e-0001/SE/2022 which was signed on April 1, 2022," Yani told reporters, Wednesday, April 6.

Yani said that the DKI Provincial Government, in this case, should anticipate the community to focus more on worship and not be provoked to visit night entertainment places such as karaoke places and so on this fasting month.

"Let's maintain our tolerance as religious people, especially in Jakarta, where the majority of the population fasts," he said.

Moreover, according to Yani, the DKI Provincial Government should make wiser decisions. For example, trying to facilitate MSME business activities that prepare food menus during Ramadan in the form of takjil or appetizers until someone sells them for sahur menus and Eid food packages.

"So, actually it is the economy at the lower level that is extraordinary to move, the effect of the blessing of Ramadan," he said.

It is known, in SE e-0001/SE/2022, DKI Disparekraf allows karaoke business places to operate from 14.00 WIB to 21.00 WIB.

Then, the type of business bar/drinking house that stands alone and which is a karaoke business facility, pub/live music is not allowed to sell alcoholic beverages in the month of Ramadan unless it is held together with a hotel area of at least 4 stars.

Then, on certain days, the place of business must be closed, namely 1 day before the month of Ramadan, the day before Eid al-Fitr or the night of takbiran. the first and second day of Eid al-Fitr, 1 day after Eid al-Fitr, and the night of Nuzulul Qur'an.