PDIP Praises The PDI-P Praise For Gibran's Firmness To Fire The Head Of Gajahan Urban Village Who Extends Zakat

Wali Kota Solo Gibran Rakabuming Raka (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) supports the move of the Mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, to dismiss the head of the Gajahan village for being involved in illegal collection of Idulfitri zakat.

According to PDIP politician Hendrawan Supratikno, Gibran's steps showed a smart leader. This is because asking people for funds under the guise of alms is not justified.

"It is a good first step. Shifting wrong perceptions and traditions is an entry point for smart political positioning," he told VOI, Tuesday, May 4.

In the current condition of Indonesia, said Hendrawan, presenting the face of the bureaucracy that serves the people is very important.

"That answers the longing of the people," explained the member of Commission XI of the DPR.

Regarding the residents' blasphemy who did not accept it because the head of the village was fired by Gibran, Hendrawan assessed that every policy had risks. However, he said, Gibran deserves thumbs up for his courage to take a stand as a young leader.

"Every political positioning carries risks. Every struggle is always faced with resistance or the strength of the status-quo. That is where the public's guts and guts are measured," said Hendrawan.

Previously, the Mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, spoke up after receiving protests from residents of Gajahan Village, Pasar Kliwon District about the dismissal of their village head, Suparno.

For Gibran, illegal levies (extortion) in the form of alms and zakat fitrah are still mistakes and must be accounted for.

"The mistake is clear. The letter is clear, what kind of letter he wrote, what kind of editor. Yes, still wrong, he is responsible," said Gibran at Solo City Hall, Central Java, Monday, May 3.

Gibran also invited residents who wanted to collect signatures of support as a form of protest so that their village head would not be fired.

"Yes, please, I'm not in the way. What is clear is the mistake is clear," said Gibran.