Neighbors and volunteers in Valencia threw mud and booed the Spanish king, Felipe VI, the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez and the president of the Valencian Generalitat (local government), Carlos Mazón, shouting “murderers” and “out, out” , during his visit this Sunday to the town of Paiporta on the occasion of the DANA (Isolated Depression at High Levels) catastrophe.
This morning The government of Valencia announced that only 2,000 of the tens of thousands of volunteers, who mobilized in Valencia to help the local population, could go to the affected areas. and that there are eleven municipalities that no volunteer could access; One of those municipalities is Paiporta, which is among the most affected by DANA. The pretext was the meteorological situation: today it is raining wetly in Valencia due to intense rains that could last until tomorrow and hinder recovery activities in the region, causing accidents. The real reason: the visit of the kings together with the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, and the president of the Valencian autonomous government, Carlos Mazón.
The royal and institutional retinue She arrived in Paiporta escorted by 90 police cars and the army cleaned the area through which they were going to pass to guarantee that they could take the photo, while they prevented thousands of volunteers from passing through..
As it passes through Paiporta, The royal delegation, Pedro Sánchez and Carlos Mazón, encountered the anger of the neighbors and volunteers who have managed to reach the area, receiving the authorities with throwing mud, thus showing their indignation at the inaction of the governments and the imposture of the Royal House, whose visit not only does not help the work of the volunteers, but also It hinders them, making it clear where they invest public money in a situation of such catastrophe.
#BREAKING | Indignation and anger at the visit of the #Reyes to the areas affected by the #DANA: Crowds of neighbors rebuke and throw mud at the king and his entourage during their visit to Paiporta pic.twitter.com/T4TwrVcDBU
— IzquierdaDiario.es (@iDiarioES) November 3, 2024
Under cries of “murderers”, “sons of bitches”, “get out” and “Pedro Sánchez, where are you?”, hundreds of neighbors and volunteers, equipped with masks and cleaning materials, have broken up the procession that was protected by a strong security device. security with horse units. The security has taken away President Sánchez and they have opened umbrellas so that mud does not fall on them.
‼️🔴Queen Letizia has had to leave the entourage during the visit to Paiporta of the kings and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez and the Valencian President, Carlos Mazón.
➡️@aragontv He has thus captured the moment. pic.twitter.com/MQNpOXbFvo
— Aragon News (@AragonNoticias_) November 3, 2024
Without a doubt, an attempt to “close ranks” between the Monarchy, the central government and that of Valencia to confront a crisis for which they are absolutely responsible and which questions them deeply, both for their negligence in avoiding this catastrophe and for their inability to take urgent measures. that can alleviate its worst effects, such as the suspension of mortgage and rent payments, the guarantee of paid work permits, the reinforcement of all civil emergency services and that empty apartments and hotels can be put at the service of relocating neighbors and volunteers. . Instead, the “coordination” between administrations continues to take place in terms of military reinforcement of the area, where the arrival of 5,000 new troops was scheduled today.
The catastrophe requires a questioning of the Valencia government and the immediate resignation of Carlos Mazón, but also a pointing out to the Pedro Sánchez government. In this context, the last thing that is needed is for the Royal House, a medieval and reactionary institution, to walk around to take a photo, hindering the search, rescue and cleaning tasks. We must purge the political and employers’ responsibilities for this capitalist social crime. It is necessary to form an independent investigative commission, headed by those affected themselves, together with workers and professional organizations, to clarify all these responsibilities and advance their trial and punishment.
The immense solidarity that is being expressed these days cannot remain in the hands of the same political sectors responsible for this catastrophe with the Army, nor in those of the extreme right, which seek to divide the working class, blaming its most disadvantaged sectors. , but who are nevertheless giving an example of solidarity like the migrants. It is necessary to organize and coordinate solidarity from below and in a self-organized manner, from unions, especially organizations of combative unionism, and social movements, independently of the State.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
