JAKARTA - Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission VIII Yandri Susanto asked the government to fight for the Umrah quota for Indonesian pilgrims. One of them by lobbying directly to the government of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
"I continue to criticize the government, never stop lobbying so that the flight ban must be opened immediately," said Yandri, Thursday, June 10.
"Maybe the hajj pilgrims can't go, but there are millions of umrah pilgrims lining up," he added.
According to him, the government should be more serious about this as an effort to fight for the rights of the people to treat their longing for the Holy Land.
"Don't be negligent, don't relax, don't think this is something that isn't important, it's very important," said the PAN politician.
Yandri claimed to have asked President Joko Widodo to lobby the government of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Namely, trying diplomacy with King Salman.
"During the meeting at Commission VIII, I asked the Ministry of Religion to direct Pak Jokowi to contact King Salman," he said.
He hopes that Umrah pilgrims can go to worship in Mecca even before Eid al-Adha.
"Maybe with that (lobby), before Eid al-Adha or next week, the flight ban will be opened," Yandri hoped.
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