The Mayor responded to the call of irrigators to defend the Tagus Diversion and reject the status of Castilla La Mancha
The Mayor, Miguel Angel House, which this afternoon participating in the rally called by the defense irrigators in the Diversion of the Tagus, has reiterated that "we must have not only hope, but the conviction that this transfer is untouchable and will remain. "
So House has joined the thousands of Murcia 15000, according to local police source, who this afternoon toured the streets of the capital to reject the status of Castilla La Mancha, "in defense of water for all, justice and solidarity. "
The Mayor has insisted that this new threat to the interests and rights of Murcia occurs "when we see thousands of hectometres go to sea, the Ebro overflows every year, when we remember how we took the Ebro transfer, was necessary to ensure the water, and when we witness how far we want to remove again the transfer of the Tagus by which we can drink and live. "
In his view, the massive response by the Murcia is now a "cry of thousands of people who want to defend the water to Murcia we have to ensure the present and promising future."
So too is the time to "denounce the policy of the Government of the National Socialist Party and turn off the tap to Murcia and not give us the water we need."
The Mayor highlighted the presence in the manifestation of the national parliaments of the PP, "committed to Murcia and decided to fight any initiative directed against the transfer of the Tagus, and that is our best guarantee that our voice is heard in Madrid."
Miguel Angel Chamber recalls that "it is imperative that Murcia, once and for all, see resolved the shortage of water resources" and for that, "We need confidence and a government of Spain to attend to the reason and the legitimate demands of of Murcia.
Enough of punishment and forgetfulness, and today more than ever, we have been with irrigators and all claims and demands to Murcia Rodríguez Zapatero Murcia needs and what is just, that is water for all. "
In addition to the Mayor, participated in the merger, the majority of the council of the government team, including the mayors María del Carmen Pelegrin, Fernando Berberena, Megía Pilar, Maria Isabel Valcarcel, Remigio López, María Dolores Sánchez, Nuria Fuentes, Christopher Smith and Fátima Barnuevo.
More pictures:
http://www.murcia.com/region/fotos/2009/manifestacion-trasvase-tajo-segura/
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia