The Madrid president calls Vox's proposal to ban the Islamic veil in public places "fraudulent."

Vox presented a proposal to the Madrid Assembly Plenary Session this Thursday to ban the Islamic veil in all public spaces. This initiative also sought a clear stance from the People's Party (PP) and thus distance itself from the party on a key issue for them, such as immigration. The PP has distanced itself from Vox's proposal, and regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso has called it "fraudulent."

The People's Party (PP) hasn't even bothered to present amendments to Vox's non-legislative motion, which is being debated this Thursday in the Assembly's plenary session. However, the PP will defend its own position, which involves rejecting the general ban proposed by Abascal's party, which they consider unconstitutional, and will oppose specific cases, such as the use of the burqa or balaclava.

In the non-legislative motion submitted by Vox to the Madrid Assembly, the regional government is urged to "promote, within the scope of its powers, the prohibition of the Islamic veil in all public buildings and spaces—open and closed—dependent on the Community of Madrid, including schools, universities, hospitals, sports facilities, and playgrounds, as they are contrary to the fundamental rights of women and incompatible with our identity, culture, customs, ways, and traditions."

It also calls for "guaranteeing, within the scope of its powers, equality between men and women, cultural integration, and respect for the traditions, culture, idiosyncrasies, and values ​​of Spain, while ensuring the full adaptation of all people to the national way of life."

During the control session in the Assembly, Vox spokesperson Isabel Pérez Moñino again questioned the regional president about immigration. In this case, about the monitoring of unaccompanied minors arriving in the region. "Why did the People's Party (PP) vote against Vox's proposal in Congress to close all unaccompanied minors centers in Spain?"

Ayuso recalled that proof of age is requested by the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office, and the regional government has no jurisdiction to monitor unaccompanied minors when they leave juvenile detention centers. "By law, we are obliged to take them into Spain," she emphasized. "Their proposals are always fraudulent, like what they're going to do now with the veil. They're going to tell us we have to tear the veil off their heads, in a country where everyone dresses freely." Ayuso argued that these women should remove their veils if they wish. "They want to lead us to secularism, and we respect religious freedom."

"It's a different matter to talk about burqas or balaclavas, for security reasons," the regional president pointed out. The spokesperson for the Popular Party (PP) Group, Carlos Díaz-Pache, also emphasized that his party has its own alternative proposal, which maintains that "there are certain garments that cannot be worn in public places." However, they completely reject Vox's attempt to generalize the ban.