The Minister of Security,
Patricia Bullrich
, explained this Wednesday her phrase regarding the guanacos in
Chubut
, which aroused harsh criticism from the vice-governor of the province.
"The Patagonian plateau has few people and it is a waste that an area of this type is not exploited for
mining
, and there is a
plague of guanacos
, more than two and a half million, which generate a depreciation of the land that makes Argentina lose its status. the country in the southern cone with the most sheep," he stated in an interview with radio Miter.
The national official maintained that the statements she made on Tuesday night were taken out of context and asked the provinces to "make intelligent decisions regarding those things that generate value."
In the midst of the fight with Governor Ignacio "Nacho" Torres with the national government over co-participation funds, Bullrich gave an interview on LN + where he said that “from the coast to the mountains it has all kinds of minerals and no one lives there, There are more than a million guanacos."
Bullrich's phrase generated a response from the vice of the province, who maintained that his statements were made with "contempt" and "ignorance."
The minister insisted that the extension of the Patagonian plateau, which makes up Chubut, has great wealth that was not adequately exploited due
to the Kirchnerist government's abandonment of rural activity
that generated a "plague" of guanacos.
Ignacio Torres and Patricia Bullrich, in the middle of the electoral campaign.
Bullrich questioned the attitude of Governor Torres, whom he actively supported during his electoral campaign, who threatened to cut off the supply of oil and gas to the country if the national government did not return co-participation resources.
He even released a document signed by dozens of PRO leaders to question the provincial leader.
For his part, Torres accused the official of having used it in the internal party against Mauricio Macri.
“Patricia used this conflict to stand in front of Macri for a partisan bid and the truth is that I regret it.
She used it to go for the presidency of the PRO.
Macri could have gotten involved in this out of interest and the truth is that he had a noble gesture of saying 'I am acting as a mediator' always with the intention of helping.
Patricia saw it and said 'hey, this is mine to look for adhesions'.
But now, proposing an internal party when the country is dying is very far from the reality of Argentines,” she stated on LN +.
This Wednesday, the official denied this situation and assured that she is dedicated to security through the management of her ministerial portfolio.
"I am not going to divide my time in a party activity.
I am not going to go to the presidency of the party, I have already said it, it is something that is outside of me
," she stated.
In addition, he took the opportunity to once again criticize the Chubut governor and stressed that a PRO leader must have "principles."
"The fact of saying that
'I'm going to turn off the oil tap'
is not reasonable, it attacks private property, in a country that wants to attract investments and grow in jobs," he said.