INFOKU, BLORA -An extraordinary sight was seen when thousands of Blora sugarcane farmers surrounded the town square to demand fulfillment of the 2026 milling promise.
The protesters, joined by the Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers Association (APTRI) of Blora Regency, held a peaceful demonstration to demand the fulfillment of the operational promise of the PT Gendhis Multi Manis (GMM) Bulog Sugar Factory.
Previously, the action coordinator, Wahyuningsih, had been raising open donations since Sunday (29/3) and would be holding an action at the town square on Thursday (2/4/2026).
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In this case, the Chairman of APTRI Blora Regency, Sunoto, in his speech conveyed three demands to the Director of Bulog and the president for Blora sugarcane farmers.
"Improving the management of PGGM (PT Gendhis Multi Manis) so that it can be operational again, so that there is a change in PGGM management, when the Bulog President Director cannot maximize PGGM so that it can be sold to the private PTPN (PT Perkebunan Nusantara) or 5 PT Sinergi Gula Nusantara (SGN)," he explained.
In this action, a mass of two thousand people gathered, one hundred and ninety trucks and three Jonder (agricultural equipment).
Sunoto added that the three demands can be decided by the Director of Bulog Pusat and the president.
"Whoever is sued will not solve the problem if the Bulog CEO and the president don't solve it themselves," he said.
Furthermore, Sunoto said that some time ago there had been a meeting on January 14th and the machine would be updated if the Bulog President Director's demands to the government were approved.
If you can't do it anymore, he added, let it go.
"There's been no information so far. Farmers need clarity and explanation," he explained.
Blora Police Chief AKBP Wawan Andi Susanto emphasized that his party is committed to providing maximum security to oversee the course of the action.
"Regarding PT GMM's operational demands, we have deployed personnel from the Police, Military District Command (Kodim), and related agencies to ensure the smooth running of this morning's aspiration delivery agenda," he said.
Wawan added that the police also implemented traffic engineering to anticipate traffic congestion around the location of the demonstration.
"We have implemented traffic engineering to avoid congestion during the demonstration," he explained.
The sugarcane farmers' demonstration has obtained a permit and is scheduled to last until before the midday prayer. (Endah/ IST )
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