Huancayo: protests begin in the city as the Council of Ministers meets at Wanka Coliseum

This Thursday, April 7, the Council of Ministers is holding a session of the decentralized Council of Ministers at the Wanka Coliseum, in Huancayo. However, in the streets, not far from where officials are sitting, citizens are protesting and marching against Pedro Castillo's government and demanding to be heard.

Several videos of how demonstrations take place in the streets have been shared on social networks. Police officers have gone out to safeguard the security of citizens who record and watch protesters and protesters scream against this move. However, there is also a complaint that they are not letting in the leaders representing the strikers. They say that those who talk to the ministers are leaders “in a coat and tie”.

In addition, protesters complain about the absence of President Pedro Castillo. It is said that he would arrive to participate in the meeting for 30 or 40 minutes. The protesters also demand that the president give a public apology.

It is recalled that the president, when he learned about the protests in Huancayo, declared: “Some ill-intentioned and paid roadblocks are being announced. To some leaders and leaders, it is necessary to tell from here that we will bring order in the next few hours, because we come from that quarry of struggle, we come from those spaces that we have taken many times to be heard by the authorities,” he said from Piura.

“We are the government of dialogue and understanding, but we have to do it at the table. If you want, to talk, we'll talk on the road. But we cannot break the dream of a Government and of the people we have to meet their needs,” he continued.

TWO SIDES ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE COLOSSEUM

On the outskirts of the coliseum it has been recorded that there are two sides of demonstrators. One corresponds to the workers who make their demands and ask to be heard by State officials. While the other side corresponds to supporters or fans of the Perú Libre party, who are demanding the composition of a Constituent Assembly for the change of the Constitution.

At the moment there were no clashes and everything is proceeding peacefully. Even so, there are police memories on the spot and people stay away from protesters.

PROTESTS IN OTHER REGIONS

On the other hand, there have also been demonstrations by different guilds in the Tumbes region. Banners from the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP) and a large number of protesters and workers who would work in the construction sector are seen on the streets, demonstrating against the Government.

The group of strikers are currently addressing the District Municipality of Tumbes. In their wake, the message they give is the same as that heard in other regions: they ask that their labor benefits be recognized and they demand the share of participation of workers in the region in decisions within the sector.

This discontent is due to the fact that, they say, labor in construction in the area is often brought from other regions. This means that workers from other regions are hired and local workers do not see job opportunities that allow them to survive.

On the other hand, in Cusco there are also demonstrations of the CGTP guild, which also have a similar claim to that of their companions in Tumbes. They also demand to be heard by the Government and that their corresponding benefits be respected by law.

The same is seen in Iquitos, where the same guild is protesting in the streets requesting the same claims.

There is also a demonstration heading to the Plaza de Armas, in the Arequipa region. They are protesting against Pedro Castillo's government and, for now, the lack of police safeguards indicates that it is a peaceful demonstration.

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