“While everyone is distracted by December 31, the governor of La Rioja, Ricardo Quintela, He used the province plane to go to Mar del Plata. Yes, the province’s plane. But “there is no money, because the nation blabs.” There is a lack of WATER, EDUCATION AND HEALTH,” he posted Martin Menem in your personal account on the social network X.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies attached to the message an image of the route of the plane belonging to the Cuyo province. FlightRadar24 app graph shows aircraft path Cessna 650 Citation VII, Registration LQ-WTN, on his journey along the Buenos Aires coast.
The vehicle was acquired by the Riojan government, during the administration of Luis Beder Herrerathrough provincial decree No. 793. According to specialists in the aeronautical world, the medium jet, used for official activities, was acquired in 2011 at a cost of 3.65 million dollars.
Last month, the government enacted law 10,722, which authorized the direct purchase of another Cessna aircraft of the same model, with aeromedical equipment, to provide an exclusively health function. The same measure also provided for the sale of a Beechcraft aircraft, model B-300 Super King Air 350, which is property of the province.
For this issue, the radical former senator, originally from Chilecito, Julio Martínez He noted: “The Quintela government is going to buy an airplane with direct purchase without bidding. “As always using the health issue as an excuse, all the planes used by the politicians of La Rioja were purchased with this modality, none are used for health.”
A few months ago, La Rioja was unable to cancel the payments owed and, in an official statement, the provincial Executive Branch stated: “The province faces unprecedented challenges. The contraction of the Argentine economy, high inflation and the devaluation of the exchange rate have had a direct effect on the Riojan economy, resulting in a serious decrease in tax collection at the provincial level, but in addition, and most importantly, it is the failure of the national government to send the funds that by law correspond to the province.”
“The budgetary squeeze that came from the Nation due to the adjustment to discretionary transfers and the drop in co-participation due to the lower collection of taxes related to the activity, put pressure on the accounts of the provinces,” the letter detailed and maintained: “ If the Milei government sent the resources that all previous presidents respected regarding the point of co-participation that corresponds to the province, the debt would have already been canceled within the formal terms.”
In this context, public crossings between Martín Menem and Ricardo Quintela They have escalated in tone and intensity, reflecting a dispute that goes beyond ideological differences. Menem, current president of the Chamber of Deputies, has intensified his criticism of the governor, questioning his management and positioning himself as a political alternative for 2027. His speech, loaded with references to the legacy of his uncle, former president Carlos Menem, suggests his intentions. to occupy the position once held by the most emblematic figure of the province.
Quintela, for his part, has responded with accusations of opportunism, trying to minimize the figure of Menem as a political heir without concrete proposals. However, the deputy’s growing prominence in provincial events and his emphasis on sensitive issues such as the economy and regional development seem to indicate a clear strategy to position himself as the next governor.
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