The Fuerza Popular bench already has more than 33 signatures to formalize the motion of censure against the Minister of Transport and Communications, Juan Silva Villegaswho despite the various questions remained untouchable in the position protected by the President Pedro Castillo.
According to the document, Silva promotes actions to “legalize informal transport” until the appointment of various officials who do not meet the profile for the positions and that puts the work of the sector “at serious risk”. To this is added the complaint of former Vice Minister Fabiola Caballero who argued that the ministry would be turning into an employment agency to provide jobs to supporters of Peru Libre.
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The censorship against Silva is supported by the leader Keiko Fujimori who pointed out that “the employment agency, the personal negotiations and the setbacks in the reform promoted by the MTC need a definitive stop.”
Given this, the most active congresswoman of the Purple party, Susel Paredes, recalled that for weeks she had been seeking to censor the Minister of Transportation, but that at the time she did not have the support of Fuerza Popular. Now, both groups come together to promote the departure of the very close friend of the President of the Republic.
The alternate spokesperson for FP, Eduardo Castillo, remarked that they already have more than 33 signatures from the Alianza para el Progreso, Renovación Popular, and Avanza País benches and that there are more congressmen who want to join and, therefore, will not be presented yet. the motion. Along these lines, he pointed out that the motion incorporates reports from the Comptroller’s Office and Caballero’s complaint.
“We have promoted a very technical motion including contributions from the Comptroller. Adding the questions about appointments. We hope that Prime Minister Aníbal Torres reflects before going to appear before Congress. We hope it does, and if it doesn’t, we will still use the tools we have, ”he told Peru21.
For his part, APP spokesman Eduardo Salhuana said that the premier should take into account the change of minister as it affects the continuity of projects in the sector.
“There are 10 parliamentarians who signed the motion and await the return of the rest of the parliamentarians from their regions for their signatures. The premier must make a decision, otherwise it is logical that the benches make a decision. The Ministry is in the midst of indiscriminately taking over PL militants and friends of the party without knowledge or experience. All this affects the projects and directions that have to do with highways, roads and bridges, ”he declared to this medium.
Meanwhile, at the conference held yesterday after the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Torres did not respond when questioned about Silva’s censorship.
As we have pointed out before in this newspaper, Silva is a close friend of Pedro Castillo. Since his time as a trade unionist, both shared ideology in the very dangerous Conare, the teachers’ union linked to Movadef. Faced with this situation, Anibal Torres has his hands tied. Will the premier be able to separate Silva before his presentation to Congress?
KNEW THAT
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation against Julio Lazo, former adviser to Minister Silva, and Juan Altamirano, who would have tried to favor people from Peru Libre with jobs in the sector.
Minister Silva tried, in November 2021, to remove the head of the ATU, María Jara, after a meeting with carriers and bus drivers.
The president of Congress summoned Prime Minister Torres to present the government’s policy on March 8.
