In Radio Plan, the senator for the Araucanía defended the report made by the Commission for Peace and Understanding, clarified why he resigned from the Republican Party and criticized the political use of the document that certain people are giving him, despite not having read it.
The Commission for Peace and Understandinginstance created by the Executive in June 2023 to address the historical conflict in the South Macrozone, He recently delivered his conclusions after two years of work.
Made up of eight members of various sectors, The document was approved by seven of them. However, the lack of unanimity and criticism of some unions have questioned the legitimacy of the proposal, which seeks to establish a road map to resolve the territorial conflict and move towards the repair of victims.
Among the key points, The Commission proposes to close in 15 years the process of delivery of land committed by the State To indigenous communities, establish a clear and digitalized cadastre of the territories, and advance in a law of repair to victims of rural violence.
Carmen Gloria Aravena and proposal of the Commission for Peace: “This document is not octubrist or illegitimate, it is technical and urgent”
In First Guideline, Radio Radiowe talked with the Senator Carmen Gloria Aravenawhich was an active part of this instance and decided to sign the document despite the political pressures against. Besides, confirmed his resignation to the Republican Party.
“A month ago I was asked that, to approve the proposal, I had to give up the Republican Party. But when you have worked two years, you have met with more than 5,000 people and you have done a serious job, it would be very little correct to reject it just to maintain an electoral quota, ”he said.
A technical, non -ideological report
Aravena firmly defended the background of the report. “I signed it in favor because the solution to change this is precisely the proposal we are delivering. Otherwise, in 30 more years we will have twice the land debt. What we propose is a delivery of land that lasts 15 years, no 100 ”, as contemplated in the current law.
The senator also emphasized that the contents of the document is technical and not ideological. “I can tell you and ensure that Octubrista has nothing. It is a too technical and very political document“He said, and rejected the accusations of some sectors that have described the text as an ideological imposition.
The lack of unanimity and criticisms of guilds
About the Criticism for the lack of unanimityAravena was blunt. “The decree never requested unanimity. It was an internal agreement to press to reach a good solution. The document does not lose validity because one of the eight did not sign it. It is a proposal, not a law. ”
Consulted by the statements of the president of the Association of Farmers of Malleco, Sebastián Naveillánthe only commissioner who rejected the document, said that “we learned the same day of the vote. He never gave arguments before. It seems little serious. To say that this mortgage The future of the country is a brutality. The real mortgage is to continue delivering land without changing the law“.
Aravena too He addressed the criticism of the business and figures like Evelyn Matthei. “Giving an opinion without having read the text is unfortunate. Araucanía has been of economic setback for 20 years. Without peace there will be no development. And this report contains three chapters for terrorism and the repair of victims. It was I who insisted that he did not sign if that was not included. ”
“I renounced the possibility of being elected”
Finally, The senator acknowledged that her decision had political costs. “Yo I renounced the possibility of being reelected because I think the country is more important than a candidacy. I have made 24 laws in seven years, but life does not begin or end in Parliament. I am calm with consciousness. ”
The proposal will be officially delivered to the President of the Republic next Tuesday, May 6. Aravena hopes that the debate that opens will be serious, informed and away from electoral calculations. “Thinking differently implies reading, analyzing and then commenting. If we continue to politicize everything, the country does not advance. And Araucanía needs it more than ever,” he concluded.
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