The Government of the Generalitat has reproached the PSC for “giving lessons” on transport after the failure of the Rodalies line R2. After a question from the socialist party in Parliament about investments in the metro, the regional minister, Juli Fernández, has suggested to those of Salvador Illa that what “they should have done first is apologize” for the incidents recorded yesterday.
President Pere Aragonès has spoken along the same lines, addressing the Government, which has demanded that it apologize for the “chaos” caused by a breakdown at the Gavà station.
Fernández has also revealed in the Catalan Chamber that he has summoned Renfe and ADIF “during this morning” to give explanations and also demand “extraordinary” measures that provide an alternative transport for users.
In the middle of the electoral campaign, Rodalies has become one of the issues of dispute between the ERC and the PSC. Especially by the Republicans, who repeatedly insist on demanding the total transfer of the rail service and holding the Socialists responsible for incidents in transport. Pere Aragonès and Juli Fernández have influenced this battle today.
During the control session with the Government, after a question raised by the deputy Jordi Terrades, from the PSC, about the pending investments in the metro, the Minister of Territories took the opportunity to blame the socialist formation for its responsibility in the incidents of yesterday on the R2 Sur line. “Lessons from those who cause chaos (in Rodalies) eight out of ten days, few,” he snapped.
Later, the president of the Generalitat has denounced the “chaos” and the “systematic incidents” in Renfe, for which he has asked the Spanish Executive to apologize and provide solutions. “The most prominent thing that the Government controls in Catalonia is Renfe,” Aragonès recalled, a phrase that several Republican leaders have been repeating in recent weeks.
The Government opened an informative file yesterday to Renfe and announced that it would reinforce the bus service between Vilanova i la Geltrú, Sitges and Barcelona from this Wednesday to alleviate the incidents, which are expected to last about three weeks. In this sense, Juli Fernández has shown off the alternative transport option provided by the Catalan Executive and has complained that “whoever owns the service has not done so”.
