House Speaker Mocked After Planting Rice in Yogyakarta

Friday, 12 November 2021 – 17:36 GMT+7
Puan Maharani planting rice with Sleman women farmers in Sendangmulyo rice fields, Yogyakarta, Thursday (11/11) / Credit: House Public Relations

jpnn.com, YOGYAKARTA - House Speaker Puan Maharani joined farmers planting rice during her working visit to Yogyakarta, Thursday (11/11).

The politician's action received mockery comments from various people, one of whom was Gerindra Party politician Fadli Zon.

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Through his Twitter account @fadlizon, Fadli replied to the comment of former Maritime Affairs and Fisheries minister Susi Pudjiastuti.

"Haven't you learned self-promoting 4.0 yet?" wrote Fadli, as quoted by JPNN.com, Friday (12/11).

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Previously, Susi Pudjiastuti commented that farmers usually did not plant rice when it was raining.

"Usually, farmers plant rice when there is no rain," said Susi tweeted via her account @susipudjiastuti.

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Puan visited the rice fields in Sendangmulyo, Sleman, and went down to the fields to plant rice with a number of women farmers on an area of six hectares.

"You plant, people will harvest later," said Puan. (mcr8/mcr20/jpnn)

This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: Puan Hujan-hujanan Bersama Petani, Fadli Zon Menyindir Pedas Sekali