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        "id": 1568028,
        "msgid": "pdi-p-faction-no-official-dpr-statement-on-closing-minimarkets-for-village-cooperatives-1771898450",
        "date": "2026-02-23 23:56:45",
        "title": "PDI-P Faction: No Official DPR Statement on Closing Minimarkets for Village Cooperatives",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The PDI-P faction in Indonesia's House of Representatives has clarified that there has been no official parliamentary statement regarding plans to shut down modern retail shops in favour of Merah Putih Village Cooperatives. The faction stressed that circulating reports stemmed from working meeting discussions at Commission V and had not been formalised into any decision, urging that any such strategic policy must be supported by comprehensive, data-driven analysis.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - PDI-P faction secretary in the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR), Dolfie Othniel Frederic Palit, has stated that\nthere has been no official statement from the DPR regarding the\ngovernment\u2019s reported plan to close modern retail shops or minimarkets\nin favour of Merah Putih Village\/Sub-district Cooperatives (KDPMP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been no official statement from the DPR Speaker regarding\nthe issue of halting or restricting minimarket expansion in villages, as\nhas been circulating in public discourse,\u201d Dolfie said in a statement in\nJakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Dolfie\u2019s remarks came in response to circulating reports claiming\nthat the DPR had approved a proposal by Minister of Villages and\nDisadvantaged Regions Development Yandri Susanto to halt the expansion\nof modern retail shops in favour of Merah Putih Village Cooperatives.\nThe reports also included a false narrative suggesting that DPR Speaker\nPuan Maharani had endorsed the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Dolfie explained that the circulating issue was part of the dynamics\nof discussions during a working meeting between DPR Commission V and\nMinister Yandri Susanto some time ago. Commission V was said to have\nonly provided a verbal response to the issue raised by the minister.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting in question actually took place in November 2025, during\nwhich the Minister of Villages stated that the proliferation of\nminimarkets needed to be halted to ensure the smooth operation of Merah\nPutih Village Cooperatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe substance that has been circulating is part of the discussion\ndynamics within DPR Commission V, in the context of carrying out its\noversight function and absorbing public aspirations,\u201d said Dolfie, who\nalso serves as Deputy Chairman of DPR Commission XI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, this has not yet become a decision of Commission V\u2019s\nworking meeting with the Ministry of Villages,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Dolfie said the PDI-P faction always prioritises in-depth analysis of\nstrategic policies affecting business interests, government programmes,\nand the livelihoods of the people, including the matter of closing\nretail shops in favour of Village Cooperatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PDI-P faction is of the view that every strategic policy that\nimpacts business operators, village cooperatives, and the wider public\nmust be accompanied by comprehensive, data-based analysis,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n<p>The PDI-P faction also affirmed that such policies must be discussed\nthoroughly in the relevant commissions in accordance with established\nmechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd must comprehensively consider regulatory, economic, social, and\nbusiness sustainability aspects,\u201d Dolfie added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pdi-p-faction-no-official-dpr-statement-on-closing-minimarkets-for-village-cooperatives-1771898450",
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