Yenny Wahid HOPEs That The One Price Rice Policy Can Be Implemented Immediately

Yenny Wahid (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the NU Organizing Committee (OC) Women Fest Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh or Yenny Wahid asked the ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet led by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to enforce the One Price Rice policy in Indonesia.

"I received a message, this is for President Jokowi's assistant ministers. The message is to entrust rice to be like fuel oil (BBM). One price from west to east, north, and south in Indonesia. The rice can be one price," said Yenny Wahid when giving a speech at the opening ceremony of NU Women Fest, in Jakarta, Saturday, October 15.

Yenny hopes that there will be no more gaps between regions whose economy advances with regions that are not advanced. "Everything is the same. Can buy rice at the same price for certain qualities that are commonly consumed by the community. One of them is to bring justice to the whole community," he said again.

In the event, a video of the NU Women's Movement was also shown which tells the historical traces of women who have built gender equality in Indonesia.

Previously, according to Yenny Wahid, the formation of NU Women was a progressive step for NU in addressing women's issues.

"This is a very progressive step. This NU woman is actually in the space for encounters among many NU networks. So far, there have been, but we were met in a big movement," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

NU Women was inaugurated in a series of commemorations of the Birthday of a Century of Nahdlatul Ulama in October 2022. The presence of NU Women is to strengthen NU ranks structurally and culturally.

In addition, said Yenny Wahid, the existence of NU Women will pay attention to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic which has a social and psychological impact on women and domestic violence (KDRT).

"This global phenomenon must be responded to. How to make women aware to respond appropriately. Then support systems that can support women and children when they experience bullying or experience domestic violence," said Yenny.

His party said NU Women is not an autonomous body (banom), but is a joint hub or secretariat whose members are all Banom NU.