The Generalitat Valenciana described “lack of empathy, solidarity and understanding” the attitude of the Minister of Defense, Marguerite Roblestowards the neighbors of Paiporta during the visit he made this Friday to this town located on the ground floor of the Dana de Valencia.
Robles, whose visit was not planned on his agenda, hadn confrontation with certain neighbors concerned of this Valencian city, which They reprimanded him and asked the army for more help.
As can be seen in a video posted on social networks, one of the most tense moments occurred inside one of the garages still flooded part, where several affected people disgraced Robles by saying the military did not help clean up private parking lots.
First it was the abandonment and now the mistreatment of the affected Valencians by Minister Robles. pic.twitter.com/4ngZKlOYrs
– José Morgan García (@Josepepemorgan) November 22, 2024
The Minister of Defense responded in an angry tone that she does not give instructions and placed the responsibility on local administrations. “The soldiers are working. And I tell you, the one who should give the instructions, which is not us, said that private garages were secondary. I’m not to blame. “It’s not my fault”Robles told the neighbors.
During his tour of one of the most affected streets in Paiporta, neighbors criticized him for “coming to take a photo” and shouted at him: “Take a shovel! You’re a disgrace!”
The sources of the Generalitat consider that this attitude “can deepen the distance between institutions and citizensEspecially since this reprehensible attitude is manifested by the Minister of Defense herself, politically responsible for the Spanish army, which is a key and fundamental element in the process of reconstruction of the Valencian regions affected by the floods.
The Generalitat urges the Minister of Defense to rectify this situation “unsupportive and intransigent” attitude with this group of people affected by the Paiporta flood and “to work for the people affected without excuses, out of solidarity, empathy and responsibility.”
“Citizens do not need to be scolded by a minister and neither do they want or need to be scolded precisely by a minister; at present, they especially need empathy, “to be understood, to put oneself in their place”, they concluded.
