South Jakarta Mayor Muhammad Anwar said there were still around 50 out of 118 Barito Animal Market traders who did not want to be relocated to a temporary location (loksem) selling.
Meanwhile, the DKI Provincial Government will begin to groundbreaking the construction of the Heritage Flag Park which connects the Langsat Park, Ayodya Park, and Leuser Park in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. The location of the construction of this park is close to Barito Market.
Anwar said that the traders' refusal to relocation plan did not occur at their own will, but that certain parties were riding the relocation polemic.
"During the relocation process, someone was riding there," said Anwar at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, August 6.
The plan is for the construction of the Pusaka Flag Park to be groundbreaking on Friday, August 8. Until now, Anwar admitted that his party was still taking a persuasive approach so that traders were finally willing to move.
Bearing in mind, the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, has handed over the responsibility of transferring traders to the South Jakarta City Government.
"We are persuasive. The governor wants to approach him well, there is no need to use repressive methods," said Anwar.
Moreover, when the groundbreaking began, Anwar emphasized that the location of the ceremony and the beginning of the construction had not yet intersect directly with the Barito Market traders.
"If the traders will still exist, we will groundbreaking not disturb the environment. Which side of the groundbreaking is the merchant. It doesn't matter," he said.
Previously, a member of the DKI Jakarta DPRD from the PSI faction, August Hamonangan, refused to transfer the Barito Animal Market trader by the DKI Provincial Government for the arrangement of three parks in the Blok M area, South Jakarta.
From this condition, August asked DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung to keep Barito Market in its original location and side by side with the park that would be revitalized.
"We ask, especially me and my friends from the PSI faction, apart from being suspended, to reconsider. At least, the barito bird market icon can be maintained together to build the ASEAN Park or Pusaka Flag Park," August said at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Monday, August 4.
Pramono, asked August, understands that there is controversy over the process of relocating Pasar Barito traders. He views that the relocation land in the Lenteng Agung area is also still empty and is not ready for use by traders.
Moreover, the existence of the Barito Animal Market which was established in 1979 has been considered global. According to him, the government needs to consider the aspirations of traders who want their stalls to be maintained.
"Why do we sacrifice icons and small traders? They just need to find food to support their families while we are proud to make a symbolic park," August said.
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