The president of the Senate, Efraín Cepeda, responded to President Gustavo Petrowho referred to him as “much HP”, for opposing the popular consultation that seeks to revive labor reform.
“It still does not understand the dignity that it holds and, as if it are in a street fight, it resorts to rudeness and lowness. I will not fall so low, because I am clear about the dignity that I represent,”said.
In the same trino, Cepeda changed the meaning to the president’s “HP” expression. “Our institutionality deserves a Honor Perennewhich is my way of understanding the true HP, ”concluded the senator.
The rifirrafe between Petro and Cepeda for the popular consultation
The questions were known on April 22, And they were formulated among the Ministries of Interior and Labor, in addition to President Gustavo Petro. These will be filed by the president on May 1st before the Senate.
In them are the most popular issues such as overtime, Sunday, but aspects such as peasants, benefits to different workers and even a proposal so that SMEs have a better treatment and special interest rates are also included.
Each of the 12 questions, the voters must answer them with a yes or a no.
When asked about their content, Efraín Cepeda indicated that “They fall absolutely short. How are there what there are no questions to throw a lifeguard to the 14 million Colombians who are in informality, who do not quote pension and health? Where are the questions to throw a lifeguard to the 3 million Colombians who are unemployed today and have no way to take the bread to their home? They are fundamental issues. ”
For Cepeda, who has been the main critic from Congress to President Petro, “We are talking about 17 million Colombians who would require questions that are not”.
Cepeda also indicated that “the consultation is worth 700,000 million pesos that today are not in the coffers, that health wobbles because it does not have those resources and because they complain in the same registraría also due to the lack of resources and all the entities. I do not know why we are going to concentrate today in a month in Congress three months to cite an electoral process, if we can agree on any of those projects that are currently in the Senate of the Republic. more expedited procedure ”.
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*With Colprensa information
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