There President Dina Boluarte got involved this Friday in a ban with the journalist Marco Calderonof N-channelduring a press conference held at the Government Palace, where he announced the dispatch of humanitarian aid to Puno, the epicenter of anti-government protests.
President consulted on tear gas fired at Fist protesters; the motion of interpellation of the Minister of the Interior, Vicente Romero, for the repression of the demonstrations; and the possibility of him appearing to give his statement to the public prosecutor in the context of the investigation into the genocide against him. However, he asked to limit the questions.
“I would appreciate, Mr. Reporter, if you could limit yourself to one question. It’s just one question and you’ve asked me about four so I don’t know which one to answer,” he said. boluarte. “If you don’t want to answer, just answer if you go to the Public Prosecutor’s Office,” replied the journalist, to which the Head of State continued: “It’s not that I don’t want to answer, it’s just that it was just a question from a reporter.”
Boluarte indicated that from March 8, a special structure for the storage of drinking water will begin, as well as 94 tons of teaching materials, laboratories and sports equipment for the good start of the school year in Puno.
Regarding the convoy, he said it will be for life, health, education, productivity and hope, “with a decentralized perspective to meet the most urgent needs”.
He has also advanced the development of more than 800 irrigation canal maintenance activities, with the aim of improving agriculture in this region, benefiting more than 60,000 farming families. Some 21 million soles will be used to heal and improve water qochas, to plant and harvest the liquid element.
Boluarte clarified that the maintenance of health centers, educational centers, streams, tourist circuits and soup kitchens will be carried out, and said that the Fertiabono of 475 soles in favor of farmers and for the first time the Bono Pescador with an investment of S/380.00 which will be delivered between March and April to 800 fishermen.
Similarly, 220 million soles will be invested in setting up 8,015 “warm houses” before the onset of frost, as well as the delivery of 45,000 shelter kits.
According to official figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), Puno is among the six poorest regions in the country, which means that 79% of its population suffers from anemia and 42% from his homes. They do not have drinking water and sanitation services.
“These figures cause indignation, pain, helplessness and sadness, it is not right that this continues to happen in Puno, but also in other regions”, noted the president.
He insisted that they must speak out about these social needs in the protests, which continue in the streets to demand his resignation, as they respond to the accumulated years in which successive governments “have not efficient use of public resources.
A lot of It is currently one of the main regions in which protest measures demanding the resignation of Boluartethe advance of the general elections and the convening of a constituent assembly, and a group of citizens of this region mobilized in Lima to demonstrate and insist that their demands be met.