November 10, 2022, 10:20 PM
November 10, 2022, 10:20 PM
At the end of the afternoon, the date of the town hall was reconsidered. and it will be brought forward to Sunday, as announced by the rector of the Uagrm, and president of the Interinstitutional Committee for the Promotion of the Census, Vicente Cuéllar.
This Thursday afternoon, the president of the Civic Committee, Rómulo Calvo, had called a town hall for Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., in which the course of the protest will be defined to request that the census be carried out in 2023.
In addition, Cuéllar had announced that he will go on a hunger strike this weekend, along with other people who are part of the university community.
However, depending on the new date of the council, it is likely that the start date of the measure may vary, Cuéllar said. “What are we, the leaders, doing to sacrifice ourselves for the people? A greeting made in the media, or a visit made at roundabouts, is not enough; It is a way of showing solidarity with the people”, Cuéllar said, about the fast that he decided to start.
The rector indicated that the council will receive a report on the steps taken and the results obtained and that, based on this, it must take new steps to get your 2023 census claim.
And regarding the results, Cuéllar indicated to Don’t get lost, that Santa Cruz managed to get the census results presented in less time, and that they be applied in the distribution of economic resources for 2024 and the new electoral roll with a view to the national elections of 2025.
And in response to the statements of the Minister of the Presidency, María Nela Prada, Cuéllar asked the Government for self-criticism and recalled that the current situation is due to the “inefficiency and irresponsibility of the INEwho was supposed to carry out the census on November 16, 2022”, but who “did not do his job”.
“The only person responsible for all this upheaval has been the (national) executive power,” he said.
