The popular mayor, John Pagan, has said this morning that "the Popular Party was the only political party that has shown courage and has faced the injustice that is going to attack the 'death' of the Tajo-Segura and that would have meant the end of the economy of the Region of Murcia. "
The councilman of Water in the Consistory totanero explained that "the unity of all political parties in water, as demonstrated in Totana, should have stayed at the national level to an issue as has been demonstrated is unconstitutional and goes against the interests of Murcia. "
Pagán has flattered the position taken from the first moment by the Popular Party in water, "as has been the only party that has remained steadfast in its commitment not to include in Castilian manchego Statute strategic reserve of 4,000 hectometres ".
In this regard, he indicated that through the coordination between the Central Union of Irrigation and Valcárcel Executive has ensured that "we do not remove the transfer, which is the economic engine of Murcia."
The popular recalled that "there were moments of uncertainty during the celebration of the Constitutional Commission within the Chamber of Deputies, which was voted the text of the Draft Law on the Statute, but in the end this did not come to fruition thanks to the votes against the PP, taking with it the political costs. "
Given this, Pagan said that "from Murcia does not want anyone to remove the water, but it is intended that the shadow on the neighboring community to the region, since the transfer has been the driving force in agriculture in the Region .
Also, the popular councilman said that "not everything is political and should not be played with the legitimate rights of citizens, such as the right to water."
In this regard, he indicated that "the opposition groups in Totana do not like to address the issue of diversion of the Ebro, but it's time to put back on the table solutions to water scarcity in areas the Levant, as Zapatero's plan water issues, as we have seen, has failed. "
Pagan said that "it's time to go for the interconnection of river basins and thus the establishment of the Ebro transfer."
In addition, Pagan recalled that "the Municipal People's Party filed a motion in plenary session in April in urging the House of the Congress of Deputies that in the case where the Constitutional Commission gave its approval to the inclusion of strategic reserve is not included in the text of the Statute of this clause, "but the motion has been withdrawn from the agenda of the full thanks to PP de Castilla La Mancha, who voted against it."
However, the mayor, who has returned to congratulate the regional government and the Central Union of Irrigation, stated that "if the reservation was included in the Statute, over 80 percent of the town's economy had plummeted, but thanks to PP the clause has been withdrawn. "
