The Minister of Education, Oscar Becerra, ruled on the motion for interpellation presented against him during the plenary session of the Congress last Thursday. The control measure was proposed after Becerra referred disparagingly to a group of mothers from the Puno region that protested against the government of Dina Boluarte. He pointed out that “not even animals expose their children” as they do, in addition to implying that, given the need, many of them “rented their children” to be taken to the marches. Faced with criticism, Becerra tried to justify his statements specifying that “he had never referred directly to aimara women”.
As a consequence of his statements, Becerra will face an interpellation that, according to statements to the press, he has received willingly and in which he has shown his willingness to participate. “Of course (I will go). We live in a democracy and it is one of the powers that Congress has: call, question, consult, ask and make motions of censure.”
However, Becerra conditioned his presence in Parliament when he stated that he would go to answer questions related “to his management or issues related to education.” “I will go to answer all the questions that the congressmen have regarding my management and regarding any subject related to education that it deems appropriate”, Indian.
Likewise, he considered that he was not afraid of censorship by Congress, which could occur if he did not satisfy with his answers to the interpellation raised against him. “Why should I fear it? I have the answers to the questions, I believe that I have acted in good faith and I believe that Congress acted in good faith. It seems to me an excellent opportunity to clarify what I think to all congressmen,” said the president. Boluarte official.
He denies having referred to Aymara women, but not having compared Protestants to animals
When asked about the insults hurled at a group of Puno protesters who carried their children on their backs and who were gassed by the national police last week, Becerra insisted that his statements were not directed at Aymara women.
“I have not made any statement against the Aymara women. That is what I want to make clear,” the minister excused himself, alleging that the statements “have been speculation by some people, by some media.”
In addition, he asserted that his statements “have been interpreted as criticism of Aymara women when I was never referring to any ethnic group.”
Becerra insisted on having a lot of respect for the ethnic groups — for which he has “deep respect and admiration” — to the point that he planned for his message at the beginning of the school year to be broadcast in Quechua, Aymara and Secoya.
