Congress: They file a motion for interpellation against the Minister of Education for remarks about Aymara women.

This was stated by Congressman Sigrid Bazan through Twitterwhich was presented interpellation movement against the Minister of Education, Oscar Becerra, for “his offensive and unacceptable statements against Aymara mothers when compared to animals.

This petition was sent to the national representation by the deputy Susel Paredes, who asked for support so that the head of Minedu “reacted to the statements made in various media regarding the group Aymara women who, together with their children, participated in the recent “peaceful protest”.

The proposal bears the signatures of congressmen. Ruth Luque, Elias Varas, Nieves Limaky, Guillermo Bermejo, Flor Pablo, Herman Takuri, Cathy Ugarte, Hector Acuña, Kelly Portalatinoamong others.

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The petition is accompanied by a request of 6 questions related to the statements of the Minister of Education on 2 March.

For the first question, you are asked to answer whether your statements confirm that “they compare Peruvian mothers to animals” and that they “belittle” the work of mothers by “hinting” that they rent their children. In addition, he asks for a report on the grounds indicating that “Peruvian mothers” are being “manipulated” when exercising their “right to protest”.

He also demands that the minister be held accountable for the actions his department has taken to “compensate for the consequences of the discriminatory comments” made that day.

On the other hand, he asks that the owner Minedu Please be responsible for the work of your sector in hiring teachers for bilingual intercultural education in the regions, and if you have formulated with the regional governments the implementation of policies aimed at combating ethnic and racial discrimination in schools.

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In press statements, the minister calf He pointed out that Aymara women who came to join the protests against the government and the Congress and were repressed by the police despite having their young children on their backs were endangering minors.

“Even animals don’t expose their children. We see it every day in these channels of nature where a mother dies protecting her children from being attacked. Can we call mothers those who take their children and subject them to the violence that we are witnessing? Can we go to that extreme of manipulation? I doubt these are mothers, I believe that in the extreme need that some women find themselves in, they come to hand over their children to be taken on this, ”he said on this occasion.

After that, yesterday the minister issued a public apology and said that his words were misinterpreted.

“I do not want to end without an apology for some of my unfortunate phrases that have been misinterpreted and criticized. I want to say that if any of my expressions were wrong, I offer my sincere apologies. At the same time, I reaffirm my absolute protection for the girls and boys of Peru and emphasize the self-sacrifice of women who are able to give their lives for their children, while I condemn people who use girls or children for political purposes, because there is nothing more reprehensible, than this (…) I want to once again express my great respect for all women in the country,” she said.