The Generalitat Valenciana has asked the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, to “rectify and apologize” for the “lack of empathy” shown towards a group of citizens affected by the damage that occurred in the Valencian town of Paiporta.
Sources from the Regional Executive criticized the “reprehensible attitude” shown by Robles in a conversation about the powers to clean private garages with a group of residents of the Valencian town of Paiporta and whose recording was was broadcast on social networks by the president of the regional executive. Provincial Council of Valencia, Vicent Mompó.
The tone used by Robles was criticized by the Valencian administration for “lacking the empathy, solidarity and understanding that are currently required by the central administration with the citizens who suffered the disastrous consequences of the storm of October 29th.
In this sense, he criticized the fact that this “lack of empathy, understanding and solidarity” shown by the minister “could further deepen the distance between institutions and citizens”. “Especially since this reprehensible attitude is manifested by the Minister of Defense herself, politically responsible for the Spanish army”, which they described as a “key and fundamental” element in the process of reconstruction of the regions Valencians affected by floods.
It is for this reason that the Generalitat urged Robles to “remedy this lack of solidarity and this intransigent attitude” towards this group of people affected by the flood and asked him to work for those affected “without excuses, out of solidarity, empathy and responsibility.” »
The Valencian Executive reproached that “citizens do not need to be harassed by a minister” and reiterated that “at this moment, above all, they need empathy, to understand them, to come to their senses. place”. “This is something that it seems that Minister Robles did not understand by displaying such an incomprehensible attitude, so lacking in humanity and so rejectable,” he stressed.
In this context, he insisted on demanding that Robles “rectify and apologize” to this group of citizens of Paiporta, and that he “leaves aside this type of unsupportive and erratic attitudes that do not contribute to anything, but rather harm.” , to the reconstruction process and believes that they also harm the role of the army.
“Very cowardly”
For his part, the president of the Provincial Delegation of Valencia, Vicent Mompó, through a message on the social network to the citizens.
“I don’t know if it’s the hours or the days accumulated, but it’s unbearable. With this attitude, the best would be to stay at home, so as not to send him where any Valencian with a minimum of ‘trellat’ would send him,” he criticized.
Likewise, he accused Robles of “missing the target” with the management of the garages and defended that the Provincial Council activated an emergency plan with an investment of 6.8 million euros to act in more than 600 parking lots private, which emphasized that they are not the responsibility of the provincial institution.
Finally, Mompó told Robles that the 8,000 soldiers “are not his workers, they are soldiers in the service of all Spaniards.” “Close the door when you leave!” » he concluded.
