He Congressman Edwin Martinez accused the President Dina Boluarte to be indifferent to the forest fires affecting the regions. Their claim was made during the debate in the Plenary Session in which it was being evaluated whether or not to authorize the Head of State travels to New York City to participate in a UN Assembly.
“To govern, the first thing you need is willpower. She is showing that she has no love for the country. Trip after trip. Without any benefit, without any guidance. What benefit have we achieved with so many trips?” he said.
He also blamed the dignitary for causing the “contempt” of Peruvians towards the Government. “That is what the president is feeding. Today, I repeat to you, Madam President, stepmother of Peru, do not try to travel. It is not time for trips, it is time to go and verify the problem that our brothers from Loreto, Ucayali and Tingo María are going through,” he exclaimed.
Edwin Martínez asks congressmen to donate part of their salary to fight forest fires
At another point, he asked for a portion of his salary to be cut and for the amount to be used to mitigate the impact of the fires.
“Today, as a member of the Republic’s parliament, I ask the Board of Directors to deduct this month’s salary from my payroll and have it go toward reforesting our Amazon,” he said.
He also invited his colleagues to do the same. “It’s not just a matter of talking, but of acting. I’m sure that the other members of Congress… pack a bag and use it to reforest. I tell the Ministry of Defense that instead of sending support to Ecuador, they should dedicate themselves to putting out the fires.” Amazon fires“, accurate.
Dina Boluarte: I don’t need tears
Martínez’s criticism is based on the State’s limited actions and, above all, on the president’s alleged indifference to the flames affecting the regions.
As you may recall, The head of state was approachedby Panamericana correspondent Luis Chuqui, who said: “President, my tears have traveled internationally to ask for your presence.” The response ofBoluartewas: “I don’t need your tears, sir.” Everything was recorded in a video that later circulated in the media and on social networks.
This was witnessed by some citizens ofPomacochas,who would have expressed their support for Luis ChuquiHe has shown his rejection of the head of state for referring in that way to the journalist, who conveyed to him the discomfort of the population ofAmazondue to the impact as a result of the fires.
“Our brothers from Pomacocha, who have been nearby, have been outraged and have immediately rejected what happened, this can be seen in the videos and other material. They indicate that the president is not welcome from now on in the Amazonas region, in the face of this very vulgar response to our long-suffering people,” he added.
