A woman displays a poster in protest gasolinazo in El Alto, on Wednesday, 29 December - APG Agency
PEACE scene of violent protests that left one protester who lost consciousness after getting hit in the head at the hands of another who opposed the protest against what is known as gasolinazo.
Claudio Luna leader, akin to the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), said that demand the government of Morales and allow 24 hours of time to annul the decree that gave way to gasolizado. He also called on behalf of their foundations for the resignation of the Ministers of Economy and Finance Luis Arce; of Hydrocarbons, Fernando Vincenti, and the President of Customs, Marlene Ardaya, "for failing to ensure food security and controlled prices ".
As elevation public transport fare, noted that many drivers of minibuses that run on natural gas (CNG) benefit with increasing passages. "In river fishing in troubled and have not planned at all, and worse still have not consulted the social organizations," he said.
The order was taken after the protest rally called by the Executive Committee of the Federation of Neighborhood Committees (FEJUVE), El Alto held the morning of Wednesday March 6th Avenue, a few meters from the highway's toll Paz-El Alto.
After the meeting agreed to hold a lock on the entrance to the toll highway, where they burned tires and bet tens of people, all with the same discretion to reject the "gasolinazo" with slogans alluding to the Government, the report said PAT network.
also cut vehicle traffic in the United Nations Ave. The protest lasted until around 13.30 on Wednesday causing dozens of buses, minibuses and taxis were stranded, others had to turn back.
For its part, the president of FEJUVE El Alto, Fany Nina, called for unity of all sectors to ensure that the Government reconsider the measure to increase fuel prices, petrol and diesel.
"The outrage is so great that it people get angry and above all that what predominates is the unity of all for the repeal that decree, "he said.
The protest confrontation then became, in consequence of which a person was seriously injured in the head, product a violent blow with stone given him by Rolando Blanco, who was arrested while running away and given to the police for a ride to the Task Force to Combat Crime (FELCC). While the injured person was quickly relieved emergency medical center.
burned tires, chorus against the Government for many leaders was to remember the violent days of October 2003 when thousands of El Alto took to the streets demanding the then government of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada the nationalization of hydrocarbons and backward in its attempt to get the gas for the Chilean coast, which killed 60 people. These actions of protest forced him to resign on October 16, 2003.