Sri Mulyani 'Dragged' By The Tanah Abang Crowd Case, PPP Defends: Can Shop Online

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati was dragged along regarding the large number of visitors at Tanah Abang Market, Jakarta. Sri Mulyani was also 'dragged away' because she urged the public to shop for Eid clothes.

In response to this, PPP politician Achmad Baidowi considered it too much for Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani to be the party most blamed for the invitation to spend which resulted in a crowd in the largest wholesale center in Southeast Asia.

"Don't make connections. It is too compelling to link the assumptions that were built," said Baidowi, Monday, May 3.

According to the Secretary of the PPP DPR faction, the public should be wiser in absorbing Sri Mulyani's statements. One of them, by shopping for Eid needs online.

"Buying Eid clothes doesn't have to be offline. It can be done online. So that moving the people's economy doesn't necessarily mean shopping face-to-face," Awiek explained.

Moreover, according to the DPR Commission VI member, there is no problem if you have to shop directly at the market as long as you adhere to health protocols.

"This is more on the supervision of the apparatus in the field which has not been maximal and does not anticipate an overgrowth of people," said the East Java legislator.

Previously, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati invited the public to carry out shopping activities ahead of Eid al-Fitr 2021. This was conveyed by Sri Mulyani so that economic activities could continue.

Recipients of THR (Tunjangan Hari Raya), said Sri Mulyani Indrawati, can send them to their parents or siblings in their place of origin.

People, he continued, can still go to the mall but still have to maintain health protocols.

In addition, Sri Mulyani said, people can still cook Lebaran dishes even though they don't gather, the food can be sent to relatives.

"Keep buying new clothes, so that even if you use the Zoom application, you can still wear new clothes. So that (economic) activity will emerge in the community," said Sri Mulyani.