Presiden Nilai Ada yang `Bermain`Agar Pemerintah Impor Beras
Widodo Accused to Rogue Elements Behind the High Price of Rice
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Presiden RI Joko Widodo menilai ada pihak yang ingin memanfaatkan situasi alias "bermain" dalam tata niaga beras agar kemudian pemerintah memutuskan membuka keran impor yang akan menguntungkan pihak-pihak tertentu.
"Feeling saya mengatakan, ini ada juga yang mau bermain, ada yang mau bermain dengan tujuan agar kita impor," kata Presiden Jokowi di sela blusukan ke Pasar Pagi Rawamangun, Jakarta Timur, Jakarta, Sabtu.
Dia menambahkan selalu ada pihak-pihak yang berusaha memanfaatkan situasi saat melihat cadangan beras Bulog saat ini. Namun Jokowi menegaskan kebijakan impor beras tidak akan dilakukannya karena sebentar lagi Indonesia akan memasuki musim panen.
"Saya sampaikan tidak ada impor karena sebentar lagi kita panen," katanya kepada wartawan. (Ant)
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesia President Joko Widodo assess there are parties who want to take advantage of the situation aka "to play" in the rice trade system that forced the government then decided to allow the import of which will benefit certain parties.
"My feeling anyone want to play to force the government to allow the import of rice," President Widodo said while impromptu visit to the Rawamangun Morning Market here on Saturday.
He added that there are always the parties who try to take advantage of the situation related to rice reserves in Logistics Agency. However, the President said there is no rice import policy, as farmers across Indonesia will soon harvest.
"I made it clear there is no import rice, the farmers will soon harvest the rice," he told reporters.
