Opposition deputies attended this Thursday to the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic to request to declare illegal the tender for the lithium that delivered the extraction of this mineral to two companies, without taking into account a series of objections that existed to the process.
Deputy Daniella Cicardini (PS) stated that “this process has several errors in form and substance. That is why today we have come to the Comptroller’s Office to tell us why the exploitation of this mineral is handed over without knowing the location of the deposit and they only talk about volumes. “
“Here the opinion of the communities is not taken into account and even less how important this resource is for the future of Chile. This goes against all logic and definitely this government graduates as one of the most miserable and President Piñera wins the title to the worst president in the history of Chile, always prioritizing the interests of his friends over the well-being of the country. Piñera cannot take them away, “added the parliamentarian.
For his part, his partner Leonardo Soto (PS) assured that “we are making use of our powers to defend this strategic reserve. We find it a shame that 40 days after the end of its mandate the government gives away tons of lithium and that is why we will also adopt Judicial actions”.
The same opinion was shared by deputy Juan Santana (PS), who questioned that “neither has a consultation been made to the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission as appropriate in this bidding process.” Meanwhile, his benchmate Raúl Leiva declared the award of this tender as “an end-of-season settlement carried out between roosters and midnight” and specified that as “socialists we are going to aim at the creation of a national lithium company.”
Also, Congressman Marcos Ilabaca (PS) stated that “Mr. Piñera never ceases to surprise us” and agreed that “he will be remembered as the worst president of Chile who is only interested in his private businesses. When we all thought he could change today He surprises us with this new bullshit. Luckily there are only a few days left until he leaves the government. “
Meanwhile, Congressman Rodrigo Gonzalez (PPD) said that “it is clear that the intention of this Government is to tie up the lithium operation contracts for 30 years, leaving the national interest compromised. This is going to be a historic milestone because it is delivering a national resource for the development of science, to improve pensions and all the needs that this country has, to foreign companies with contracts that do not correspond to the value or strategic importance of this mineral. that here is an act of treason against the fatherland. “
Finally, Deputy Raúl Soto ruled that “we are going to advance the bills presented by the DC and the PC so that the Government cannot bid for Chile’s assets without transparency in their last months in office. But we will also actively support the citizenship and we call them to mobilize to defend lithium. “
