Independence has gathered between 8,000-30,000 people in the first demonstration to denounce the state of the Rodalies railway service
Junts, ERC and CUP have called for the resignation or dismissal of Conseller Paneque and Minister Puente.
Thousands of people have joined the demonstration called this Saturday in Barcelonabythe Catalan National Assamblea (ANC) and the Consell de la Rep (CDrep) under the slogan "Prou! Unica via independence!" to denouncethe situation in Rodalies, which has been attended by 8,000 people according to the City of Barcelona and 30,000 according to the summoners.
The president of theANC, Lluís Llach , has denounced in statements to journalists the "constant humiliation of Catalonia by the state."
The President of the Council for the Republic, Jordi Domingo, has put Catalonia's fiscal deficit at the root of the problem, which is EUR 25.5 billion per year.
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On thepart of Junts, Secretary General Jordi Turull, among others, has been present at the demonstration. Turull has argued that the "first gesture" towards users should be the dismissal of Territory Counsellor Silvia Paneque and Transport Minister Oscar Puente.
On the part of the CUP, Member Dani Cornellà took the floor to denounce the fact that Catalonia is' falling apart 'and that Rodalies is only' the tip of the iceberg '.
ERChas sent Deputy Secretary Laura Pelay to the morning demonstration, who has also called for the resignation of Paneque and Puente, but has also said that ERC "puts solutions on the table" and does not just protest, referring to the latest agreement with the Spanish Government (the creation of a new joint venture involving Renfe and the Generalitat).
On Saturday afternoon , starting at 5 p.m., a new demonstration will be held in the Catalan capital calledby the platforms of public transport users , this time, to which ERC will send its president, Oriol Junjarzembowski, and its secretary general, Elisenda Alamany.
The Govern "understands" the unrest caused by Rodalies and advocates a policy of solutions
The Conseller ofthe Presidency of the Generalitat, Albert Dalmau, has said that the Catalan Government "understands and respects" the unrest over Rodalies' poor service, but has said that the unease must be directed towards "the policy of solutions", not remain "frustration".
He says the Govern has decided to "grab the bull by the horns" and start work to "finally resolve" the situation in Rodalies.
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