As of: February 12, 2024, 7:00 p.m
By: Richard Lorenz
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Plans for the future of the district SPD were made by (from left) Beate Frommhold-Buhl, Peter Warlimont, Michael Firlus, Andreas Mehltretter and Herbert Bengler.
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“We will increasingly take up the fight against the right”: This is how MP Andreas Mehltretter formulated one of the important goals of the district SPD.
Freising
- In addition to the clear positioning against the right, many other topics also came to the table at the SPD meeting - such as taking a closer look at where new bus routes really make sense, as well as a change in the board of the district council group and its problems with the Free Voters.
Mehltretter's motto when it comes to the shift to the right: “The democratic parties must now stick together.
We have to show the right-wingers that they are not the majority.” What still concerns Mehltretter is a statement from Bundestag member Erich Irlstorfer (CSU), with whom he was at a meeting of district master craftsmen - and at which Irlstorfer made the following statement: “There are 4,000 people taking to the streets in Freising because of the law, but that’s not an issue at the moment – the issue is the economy.” “That’s irritating, he’s stinging a hornet’s nest,” confirmed Juso boss Michael Firlus.
“The CSU,” said Mehltretter, “must now reflect on its basic values – the CSU can do that and has always proven that.”
Free voters “act irresponsibly”
However, the comrades have significantly more problems with the Free Voters and their unwillingness to distance themselves from the statements of Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger.
“They are acting irresponsibly,” was Mehltretter’s opinion of the free people, who had thereby “disqualified” themselves as defenders of democracy.
This makes a good election campaign for the upcoming European elections all the more important.
“It won't be a second-class election campaign, we will get fully involved,” promised Mehltretter, precisely because the importance of this election is so incredibly great and crucial for the future.
When it comes to social policy, district councilor Herbert Bengler is “quite pleased” with what’s happening in the district – such as the women’s shelter, although for him many things are happening too slowly.
What is difficult for him to explain is the increase in the district levy in the absence of annual financial statements that have not been on the table for ten years.
What Bengler also announced: the changes in the district council group.
For around two weeks, Sebastian Thaler has no longer been the parliamentary group leader, but Bengler himself. This has nothing to do with Thaler's court ruling, but rather with an agreement at the beginning of the term of office to reshuffle the cards at half-time - although it is unclear what changes there will be in the committees.
You need to take a closer look at public transport
What is important to Peter Warlimont, new deputy parliamentary group leader: “Public transport is expensive, so we have to think carefully about where the money is used.” In his opinion, potential analyzes urgently need to be carried out to determine where which line or which amplifier makes sense – and where not.
However, Warlimont misses such analyses.
“We have not agreed to this twice now,” simply because the costs involved are horrendous and the benefits are not guaranteed.
“We have had this on our radar for a long time,” explained Mehltretter, referring to the expansion of the Munich-Freising-Landshut railway line, which is a unique SPD issue.
Although reports are pending, according to Mehltretter, the topic is not one that has a “priority in the State Chancellery”.
Two new tracks would still make sense to relieve commuter traffic, but a route from Ingolstadt across to the airport would be completely counterproductive.
What was still on Juso Firlus's mind: the housing market in Freising for students and trainees, as well as a focus on the issue of the right to vote at the age of 16 - as is possible in the European elections.
But the Jusos also want to continue to take to the streets against right-wing and inhumanity - the need is of course still there, as Bengler emphasized, he sees that every day on social networks.
“That’s what people used to say at the regulars’ table – today it poisons people’s minds,” concluded Warlimont.