What did Miro Bulj criticize the Government for ahead of the Sinj Alka?

He criticized the elimination of health services in Sinj, especially the maternity ward, and the unfulfilled promises to build a general hospital.

How did Bulj link the maternity ward to the tradition of the Alka?

He stated that alkars must be born to a mother from Sinj in the Sinj maternity ward, and that closing the ward would be an attack on the foundations of the Alka and a violation of its statute and tradition.

What did Bulj say about the problem with Lećevica?

He accused the Split-Dalmatia County and representatives Boban and Šuta of hiring 90 people without opening Lećevica, which he called a 'Naples scenario.'

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Bulj Blasts Government Ahead of Alka

A.F. · Prije 3h | 2 min

Sinj Mayor criticizes the elimination of health services and unfulfilled HDZ promises, linking them to the tradition of the Sinj Alka.

Summary

Miro Bulj sharply criticized the Government and HDZ for eliminating health services in Sinj.
He warned that closing the maternity ward threatens the statute and tradition of the Sinj Alka.
He accused the Split-Dalmatia County of a 'Naples scenario' for not opening Lećevica despite hiring 90 people.

Ahead of the main event at the Sinj Alka, the Mayor of Sinj, Miro Bulj, issued sharp criticisms of the Government and the HDZ. In an interview with Dnevnik Nove TV reporter Dina Ćevid, Bulj called out the ruling party for eliminating health services in Sinj, unfulfilled pre-election promises, and issues with the municipal waste system.

He particularly highlighted the issue of the Sinj maternity ward, which he linked to the tradition of the Alka. "The very foundation of the Alka is birth. The Alka territory and those who wish to be alkars must be born to a mother from Sinj in the Sinj maternity ward. Otherwise, we violate the statute and tradition. So the minister and the prime minister, the entire Government, are directly attacking the Sinj Alka, and of course they'll come to have their pictures taken," Bulj said for Dnevnik Nove TV.

Healthcare in Chaos, Parents "Hitting Their Heads Against Closed Doors"

Bulj continued his criticism of the state of healthcare, emphasizing that the City of Sinj and the Cetinska krajina region deserve a general hospital. "When they come with a child to the Health Center, parents are hitting their heads against closed doors. They've taken away our laboratory services, so in the afternoon we have to go to Split," he said.

He also reminded of the HDZ's pre-election promises. "After all, they promised us during the election campaign, the HDZ, ministers with local authorities who mismanage our Alka, down to the governing Alka society-equally HDZ-a general hospital. They're mocking the people," Bulj stated.

"Naples Scenario" Due to Lećevica

When asked about higher waste collection prices, Bulj replied that prices in Sinj are the lowest in Croatia, but he pointed to a bigger problem. "The City of Sinj is not the owner of Čistoća. We have a much bigger problem caused by the Split-Dalmatia County-Boban and Šuta at the opening of Lećevica, where they will penalize the people of Sinj and the utility company because of their own inaction. They hired 90 people but didn't open it. Now we have a Naples scenario because of Tomislav Šuta," Bulj said.