The UIA condemned the attack: “It is a leap into the past,” Funes de Rioja said

NEUQUÉN.- (Special correspondent). The Industrial Union transformed the event it was about to carry out on the occasion of the Day of Industry, in the city of Neuquén, into a manifestation of repudiation against him attack to vice president Cristina Kirchner. The head of the UIA, Daniel Funes de Rioja, said the attack “It was a leap into the past” and claimed “consent” to the political leadership “so that what happened yesterday never happens again”.

The act that had been organized in the Neuquén Industrial Park, with a focus on the Vaca Muerta field, was quickly Left aside. There was a short speech by Funes de Rioja accompanied by the mayor of Neuquén, Mariano Gaidoand the provincial governor Omar Gutierrez.

“Last night It was a leap into the past, but it can’t be a leap into the voidFunes said. “This repudiation of the attempted murder of the Vice President of the Nation must be accompanied by a clear vocation of the industry according to which Argentina must be a country that seeks consensus, regarding institutions, life and human rights. And that what happened yesterday will never happen again. We don’t deserve something so bad to happen“.

Luis Betnaza, director of Techint, felt the attack was not part of an escalation of the political conflict, but rather an isolated event. “I would find it absolutely absurd that what we have just seen is a political fact, I do not want to believe it in any way, because this is a fact of delirium that moved us and thank God he couldn’t get past where he had gone. I don’t consider it a political fact, there is no way”.

In the UIA they had planned an act, before the attack, where they would formulate criticisms on specific economic policy issues, such as decline in activity and currency restrictions. But they were also going to point out that during this winter the industry he had had no power outages to continue producing and that the decline in activity, expected from the first months of the year, was witnessed for a good part of the second half. “Until July, we had an average increase in activity of 7%Sources from the manufacturing entity said.

In his speech repudiating the attack, Funes added that businessmen it should not remain neutral. “There must be a general public awareness that henceforth no sector of society and the business community in any way will have a thoughtful or neutral attitude before this topic. The attitude is one of condemnation, indisputable. Based on its 40 years of democratic experience, Argentina now has to build the future of the consensus it needs ”.

He added: “This climate affects companies, it affects everything. First of all himArgentine industrialists live in Argentina and what you want is to live in peace, so that your children and grandchildren can do it. Fundamental is that aspiration to coexistence in peace, order, respecting life, human rights and the institutions of democracy and the republic ”.