After the university march, the Government confirmed the veto and accused the opposition of forming “a new populist left front”

After the university march, the Government confirmed the veto and accused the opposition of forming “a new populist left front”

After the massive federal university march, he Government confirmed this wednesday veto to the University Financing Law which he described as “irresponsible“whose objective is “obstruct the President’s economic plan.” He also accused political leaders of the opposition to conform “a new populist left front”.

The Office of the President released a statement tonight explaining the reasons for the rejection of the law. He disqualified the initiative and directly blamed some opposition political leaders for orchestrating an attack on the Government. “The Executive Branch celebrates the sincerity of the leaders Cristina Kirchner, Sergio Massa, Martín Lousteau, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Elisa Carriówho have decided to publicly unite with the aim of obstruct the President’s economic plan“, they stated.

According to the statement, the participation in the university march of these leaders is a convergence that “makes clear the consolidation of a new populist left front in defense of the privileges of the political leadership“.

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Despite the veto, The Government “reaffirms its commitment to the National Universitiesas with the defense of the effort that each of the Argentines has been making since December to achieve zero deficit, reduce inflation and recover economic prosperity.”

Finally, the statement made a promise: “This administration will not give in to the media spectacle, irresponsible bills, or the manipulation of noble causes for partisan purposes.“.

Universities warned that the current situation “is more critical than at the beginning of the year”

He National Interuniversity Council (CIN) that brings together the 61 public universities of the country, the organizer of this Wednesday’s march, issued a statement after the mobilization in which they indicated that, despite five months having passed since the first march, and after successive meetings with the Government, the current situation “is more critical than at the beginning of the year.”

The university entity stated that at that time, the objective of the mobilization was “avoid the serious situation we are experiencing today”. However, despite the good will of the rectors and the unions, “the Reconduction of the 2023 budget to 2024 made the operating expense items completely outdated“and the joint ventures “deepened the loss of the purchasing power of wages.”

“As if this were not enough, we endure an unfair, planned and intentional campaign, which systematically seeks to discredit what happens in the scientific and university sphere to justify de-hierarchical de-hierarchy and budgetary suffocation,” criticized the CIN. It is worth remembering that in recent days, the Ministry of Human Capital accused the universities of “invent students” to expand teaching positions.

“The situation today is more critical than at the beginning of the yearwith a cdramatic chapter on salary. The loss of those of us who work in public universities is a unusual gravity; with a huge percentage of teachers and non-teachers receiving a salary below the poverty line, if not destitution. This compromises one of the cores of the public university, since it puts at risk the continuity of the academic, administrative and services staff essential for its operation,” the statement continued.

Likewise, they stated that defending the salary of university workers “In this distressing context, it is not about defending privileges but rather our rights”, given that it is about demanding “minimum conditions for a dignified life.” of those who have the responsibility of training future generations of professionals, of guaranteeing the functioning of the institution that makes it possible.

At the end, they spoke to the President so that he would not veto the law. “You have at your fingertips a reasonable law that solves the problems, taking care of the State and its economy. We students from all over Argentina ask you, in a cry for help to save the system: enact the University Financing Law!”, they closed.

Source: Ambito

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