November 22, 2022, 10:14 AM
November 22, 2022, 10:14 AM
“Unemployment cannot be lifted until you have a law in hand”, said Stello Cochamanidis, second vice president of the Committee for Santa Cruz, after the extension of the debate on the census law in the Chamber of Deputies by the ruling party, which further distances the possibility of reaching a solution in the conflict over the census, that this Tuesday marks 32 days of indefinite unemployment in the department of Santa Cruz.
“It is unfortunate that the Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) continues with its tricks, it is not for nothing that we have reached this instance, because The people need something written since we do not trust their word because they do not comply, “said the civic leader.
Cochamanidis’ statements are issued after the plenary session of Deputies that had been convened for 5:00 p.m. yesterday (Monday) was suspended for lack of report with the observations to the three bills of the Population and Housing Census.
The Constitution Commission was supposed to issue that document, but it also paralyzed its work. The three political forces had to agree, separately, until 4:00 p.m., but the ruling party took more than five hours to set up the meeting. The debate lasted until midnight and a fourth intermediate was declared again for 11:00 this Tuesday.
The civic leader lamented the “lack of will” of the pro-government parliamentarians who “do not think of Santa Cruz and only follow the political slogans of their bosses” and asked them work together with their opposition colleagues so that the bill can reach the Senate and resolve the conflict as soon as possible.
“Surely the most important thing is that people can go home with the peace of mind of having a law, it will be our deputies who see the best option, but we understand that all what we are looking for are the final results to have a better redistribution of seats and economic resources,” said Cochamanidis.
In addition, he remarked that It will only be lifted when there is a signed law that gives certainty that the sacrifice of the people will be worth it, referring to a guarantee that the official results of the national survey are obtained before 2025.
“What we have to have in hand is the law, before that we cannot raise because we do not trust the Government,” he emphasized.
In turn, he took the opportunity to ask the blockers let journalists circulate and press workers who are in the streets covering the indefinite strike, as well as health personnel and ambulances. He also urged the people who are charging to allow passage, put down these “bad attitudes” that harm the Santa Cruz struggle.
