He President Gustavo Petroin the middle of an act of delivery of property titles to farmers victims of violence in the south of the department of Bolívar, launched a new proposal, which has to do with modifying the national shield.
In that order of ideas, he asked the Representative to the House of Representatives of the Historic Pact, Dorina Hernándezpresent to the Congress of the Republic a bill to seek to make this initiative a reality.
(Further: Who will take over, under contract, the direction of the Carf, after the resignation of Andrés Velasco).
According to the head of state, the change consists of varying the word ‘order’ of the ribbon below the figure of the Andean condor by ‘just order’with the aim of highlighting that the only legitimate prayer is that which is based on justice.
“I am going to ask you one thing, congressman, and those things that the press is bored of me saying. Present a bill modifying the coat of arms of Colombia. That says: Article 1, the coat of arms of Colombia will have two bands under the legs of the condor. One that says freedom and another that says just order. So that our future generations know that the only possible order in a society is the order of justice.“, the president explained.
(You can read: Government begins a cycle of talks with the dairy and rice sectors).
Gustavo Petro
And he added: “Our coat of arms says freedom and order. Colombia’s conservative thought and action combines the idea of order, while liberal and progressive thought combines the idea of freedom. Those two names are on a coat of arms that no longer exists, because we do not have the condor, nor do we have wealth, nor the pomegranate, nor do we have the Panama Canal.“.
(Besides: What is known about the alleged plan to attack Petro, according to Mindefensa).
In response to this, the congresswoman spoke out on her account social network X and complemented the proposal, assuring that this bill will be a recognition of the struggle and resistance of the people.
“It is a step towards building a Colombia that honors its past and guarantees a future of equality. This is the path that will lead future generations toward a culture of justice and Total Peace, under the principles of human dignity, for all.“, Hernandez said.
(We recommend: San José Galleon: expedition discovered new archaeological pieces).
President Gustavo Petro
Opposition remembered Hugo Chavez
Once the head of state’s proposal became known, the opposition was quick to respond. For example, Representative to the House of Representatives of the Democratic Center, Andrés Forerocriticized the idea and recalled that at the time, the deceased former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavezmodified the coat of arms of the neighboring nation.
(Read also: Colombian government begins talks with Sierra Nevada Self-Defense Forces).
“Emulating Chavez, who modified the Venezuelan coat of arms so that the horse would face to the left, Gustavo Petro, not to be left behind, is now asking to change the Colombian coat of arms. Since he has no results to show for it, he has to resort to such nonsense.“, he posted on the same social network.
He Senator Honorio Henriquez It was also along the same lines: “Change the emblem? First Chavez did it and now they want to change it in Colombia. And there are still those who say that we are not going down the same path as Venezuela…“.
PORTFOLIO
*With information from EL TIEMPO – POLITICS
