The Socialists have denounced El Palmar suppression of the traditional Three Kings parade to be held in the village on the afternoon of Jan. 5.
Socialist spokesman in the Municipality, Thomas Gonzalez, said that this decision has created a huge upset in the district, especially among parents of young children, and have even been several citizens who have personally addressed to your nominee's Mayor of Murcia, Pedro Lopez, (661402001) to transfer the complaints by the elimination of the act.
González explained that the Three Kings ride was so far the only event in El Palmar getting really get people into the street and it was a day long awaited for local businesses since benefited from the movement of people.
"This is a new discrimination against the more than 22,000 residents of the hamlet, who had to move to the center of Murcia or other districts if they wanted to take their children to the parade."
PSOE spokesman in El Palmar has also criticized this decision was taken unilaterally by the untreated PP in the Municipal Board and noted that "if the lack of financial resources has been the cause for suspending this act could have sought other formulas agreed to not have to leave the children of this hamlet r without seeing the Magi. "
In this sense, the socialist House to demand the mayor "redistribute the budgets of the holidays so that no children of first and second category."
Source: PSOE Murcia