Quito, 10 May (Notimex).
- indigenous groups blocked roads today the northern Andes of Ecuador, to pressure the National Assembly of his country to include their demands in the Bill Water that is close to a vote in the legislature.
indigenous and peasant groups disrupted the Pan American highway in the province of Imbabura and Pichincha (Quito) while that of Cotopaxi, staged a march Via codend for several hours.
local media reports said police clearing the roads in Imbabura and Pichincha, which had been crossed with rocks and trees, while in Cotopaxi, the security forces fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
Last week, indigenous bases moved to the headquarters of the National Assembly to push for the inclusion of their proposals, on the occasion of the second and final legislative debate water law.
This draft Water Law is in the hands of the Commission on Food Sovereignty National Assembly, for the preparation of the report that must be passed by the legislature in the coming weeks.
Ecuarunari President, the largest indigenous organization in the Andean region, Tenesaca Delfin said Monday they were forced to opt for measures in view of the fact that there are no channels for dialogue with the Government.
Tenesaca rule out that the aim of the demonstrations is to destabilize the president Rafael Correa or obtain bureaucratic positions in state institutions.
The core of the dispute between indigenous organizations and the ruling is the integration of the entity to administer the water.
President Correa defended the government's hegemony thesis, based on the Constitution, but indigenous leaders also proposed an integrated authority by social movements, on an equal footing.
http://sdpnoticias.com/sdp/contenido/2010/05/10/4/1042021
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