The National Guard arrived at the CDMX Metro and users reacted with memes

In addition to the Banking and Industrial Police (PBI) officers of the Citizen Security Secretariat (SSC) who carry out surveillance and support tasks in the Mexico City Metro Collective Transportation System (STC), starting this Thursday 12th of January They will be deployed in the different stations that make up the personnel of the National Guard.

Workers of the CDMX Metro had warned of the lack of maintenance and tools for months

The National Union of Workers of the Collective Transport System expressed through different means the concerns of the workers regarding the conditions in which the public transport service is offered in the Mexican capital

She was the head of government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaumwho reported this decision during the traditional morning conference of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

“Yesterday afternoon I allowed myself to speak with the President of the Republic and request the presence of the National Guard in the Mexico City Metrothis was accepted”, mentioned the state president.

Sheinbaum acknowledged lack of maintenance on Metro Line 3 but left it for the next administration

The Head of Government of Mexico City mentioned that she would no longer give time for her cabinet to carry out these tasks, so it would correspond to the next management to attend to it

In a matter of minutes, the controversial decision of Claudia Sheinbaum caused an overflow on social networks avalanche of criticism against his administrationHowever, the acid sense of humor of the Mexicans was also present through the funny and always reliable memes.

After the multiple accidents and complaints that have been registered in the capital’s suburban throughout the administration of Claudia Sheinbaum, The Metro Collective Transportation System (STC) has consolidated itself as the Achilles heel of his government.

National Guard in the CDMX Metro will not use weapons in security work

More than 6 thousand elements of the GN were deployed in the stations of the Collective Transportation System to provide protection to users

This situation even led the state president to consider that Blocks opposed to his government use the Mexico City Metro to create a campaign against himwhich could hinder his presidential aspirations ahead of the 2024 elections.

“For security and above all the concern of the public and users of the Metro, we have made the decision to request this support (…) for the Metro surveillance and user safety”, argued Claudia Sheinbaum.

However, the Head of Government of the Mexican capital also mentioned that one of the tasks entrusted to the National Guard in the Metro Collective Transportation System (STC) would be avoid any kind of sabotage.

Regarding the time in which the National Guard will remain in the stations of the Collective Transportation System (STC) The capital’s president indicated that it will be for “a few months”and will be evaluated as the days go by.

Likewise, Claudia Sheinbaum described as “unusual episodes” accidents, failures and precarious conditions of trains and facilities of the public transport network which is, perhaps, the most used by inhabitants of Mexico City and the Metropolitan Area.

The Head of Government of Mexico City also placed special emphasis on denying that during her term the budget allocated to the Collective Transportation System (STC) has been reduced since affirmed that this year there are 19 thousand 700 million pesos for its operationthat is, an increase of 18 billion more than what it had in 2022.

The presence of the National Guard in the vicinity of the capital suburban generated great indignation between part of the citizenry and the opposition bloc to the self-styled Fourth Transformation and it is that, on several occasions, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party – in which Claudia Sheinbaum is a member – has been accused of promoting initiatives that facilitate an alleged militarization of the country.

“Now the pigs of the National Guard are going to rock us in the subway”; “Imagine that the Metro fails, it smokes, there is a fire or a short circuit and the National Guard arrives and tells you ‘put your cell phone away… recording is prohibited‘”; “The National Guard to the Metro It is not a good signwherever he is seen ”, were some of the opinions of users of social networks recovered from the comment box.

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