The advisor Nuria Montes is once again the subject of criticism due to its attitude towards the tragedy that struck one of its workers, Toñi, who lost her husband and daughter during the DANA that affected the region. It took Montes a week to contact Toñi to offer his condolences, sparking a wave of outrage both among the public and among his own government colleagues.
According to his Tonywho has worked as a civil servant at the Generalitat for 30 years, the call from his boss arrived on November 5, a week after the tragic event. “I told him he was late, that there was no consolation for me,” said the visibly affected manager. He also expressed his disappointment at the lack of humanity in the response of the minister and the authorities in general: “It’s great, a person like that cannot continue to hold a public position”» said Toñi, calling for the resignation of Montes and others responsible for the “ineptitude” they showed.
From the communications team of Nuria Montes, they justified themselves by alleging that the councilor had only official knowledge of the situation of her workers on Monday, in addition to mentioning that Montes had no prior contact with them. However, this it’s not the first time as Montes’ lack of empathy is called into question. Just a few days ago, the minister had to publicly apologize after her comments towards the relatives of the victims of DANA, who He asked them to “wait at home” instead of going to identify their loved ones at the morgue.
Joan Baldoví, representative of Compromís, was quick to join the criticism: “The level of inhumanity of this advisor is shameful…” he said, joining the call for resignation .
