The president of the Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha, Pablo Bellido, when assessing the migratory crisis in Ceuta and the recent episodes of violence, has expressed his regret that "there are specific interests for the population to feel frightened."
This Saturday, Bellido attended the XXX Ganchera Festival of Alto Tajo, where he recalled how the writer and thinker José Luis Sampedro captured this traditional trade in his novel 'The River That Carries Us' and how, since then, it has been linked to this area thanks to his repeated visits to the towns and to this celebration.
From this allusion, Bellido wanted to emphasize Sampedro's humanistic profile and his "teachings," among which he highlighted the idea that "there are powers that are concerned with creating and spreading fear so that society cannot be completely free."
As has been pointed out from the Cortes, the president has conveyed this reflection to the humanitarian situation that Ceuta is going through this summer and to the violent incidents recorded in recent days.
"We are seeing that there are specific interests for the population to feel frightened," Bellido insisted, claiming at the same time "freedom, obviously with control, because security is a basic prerequisite for freedom."