Silvia Monteza: “This Congress has spent the least, we cannot deny congressmen international access”

Second Vice President of Congress Silvia Montezain dialogue with RPP newsdecided, based on a decision of the Board of Directors, to suspend the international travel of parliamentarians during the current climate emergency.

As you know, last Thursday the Chairman of the Parliament Joseph Williams, reported in RPP News that the Legislative Assembly has decided to suspend these official travels during the state of emergency caused by the effects of Cyclone Yaku.

In this regard, MP Monteza He pointed out that these international trips are necessary within the framework of parliamentary representation and therefore “cannot be denied”. In turn, he pointed out that “they are not an excess”, since these costs have decreased.

“First of all, Congress it should have an international representation, and this is not overkill, because since last year we have been reducing the number of international trips. Much more has been spent before; this Congress is the one who spent the least. We have been quite strict about these costs,” he said.

“Internationally, there are many perceptions that Congress he must have his representation; therefore, we cannot prohibit the exit of congressmen, ”he added.

In this sense, he clarified that the suspension of these international flights would 60 days.

“The Board of Directors has decided to show solidarity (…), to suspend international travel, seeing all these disasters in the country. The board of directors made a decision suspend for 60 days trips. I think that all congressmen agreed and this is already being observed,” he said.

“The President lacks leadership”

On the other hand, with regard to the actions of the executive branch in the first hundred days of its stay in office, the congressman Montesa Facho believed that the head of state “lacks leadership.”

“I think Ms. Dina Boluarte lacks the leadership to make better decisions. I’ve seen work, but more is needed. From the Legislative Assembly, we provide every opportunity so that it can work and revive the economy. there have been several issues with strikes, strikes, natural disasters, we understand that. But you must make every effort to keep the country moving forward,” he said.

Similarly, he criticized the fact that the executive branch declared several areas of the country a state of emergency “without a budget.”

“He has declared a state of emergency in these parts of the country, but without a budget, and is telling them to change their budgets. What are they going to change if these municipalities get 80,000, 100,000 sols a month and their payrolls go up that amount? to 80000? What are they going to change? It is unfair to declare a state of emergency when they don’t rate”, he pointed out.

In addition, the second vice president emphasized that the central government does not reach the most remote places affected by constant rainfall.

“During these visits that I have made, I have seen that the government has not arrived. For example, in CajamarcaI have many problems that the executive power does not reach the most remote places (…) Neither Gregorio Santos in his time as governor of the region, nor Mesias Guevara foresaw these river fortifications, and now they are causing damage to more than 7 villages “, kept.

“Farmers claim that their canals are clogged with leaking rivers and they will lose crops due to the lack of excavators (…) We are outraged that the state cannot reach the most remote places in the countries. For this reason, I ask the President Dina Boluarte come,” the congresswoman added.