Salvini under attack for suspended trains. Schlein: “He is only interested in his movements”
The trains suspended in the North due to an alleged fault in the electricity line in the Milan hub become a political case. With the opposition wasting no time and putting the Minister of Infrastructure in their sights Matteo Salvini. For the Democratic Party, the Northern League member is “inadequate”. “The only move that interests the minister is his own, to the Interior”, adds the secretary Elly Schlein.
“Think about the railways, not Musk,” attacks the president of the 5 Star Movement Giuseppe Conte. “New year, old inconveniences”, urges Italia viva, with its leader Matteo Renzi who chooses the path of sarcasm: “He has returned to the ministry”. Carlo Calenda instead he doesn’t mince words: “Get him out of the way as soon as possible.” Green speaks of “disaster for Italy”. Angelo Bonelli.
In Milan, chaos in the Central Station. Canceled trains and delays: “Avoid travel”
by Massimiliano Salvo
The Northern League member had already come under fire last October when a fault in Rome caused over 100 canceled trains and delays of up to 4 hours. With all the oppositions, from Pd to M5S, asking for his resignation. “It was the fault of a nail, I want to know who made a mistake”, was the minister’s defence.
Salvini on the train breakdown: “It was the fault of a nail, I want to know who made a mistake”
Pd: Salvini inadequate. Schlein: “A disaster”
“With Salvini, new year, old problems. Today is yet another terrible day for those who have to travel by train in Italy, with traffic suspended from 7.50 am for technical checks on the line in the Milan hub”, underline the PD deputies Silvia Roggiani e Andrea Case. “Cancellations, delays, inconveniences and disservices for passengers who are ‘advised to avoid or limit travel by train and to reschedule trips that can be postponed’. Wouldn’t it be easier to change the Minister of Transport?”, they conclude.
“Delays and cancellations today too. Trenitalia suggests avoiding travel. And in the meantime the only travel that interests Minister Salvini is his own, to the Ministry of the Interior. The worst transport minister in history who only cares about how to get from a seat to the other while Italy is unable to move to travel, go to work or study disaster”. Thus the secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein.
Renzi: trains delayed by an hour Salvini has returned to the ministry
“The trains from Milan are blocked due to a fault and are more than an hour late. We can see that Salvini has returned to the ministry full time. Our meeting today, then, starts at 12 and not at 11”. The founder of Italia Viva Matteo Renzi, who is expected at the party event in Florence, wrote it in X.
Senator Iv also urges Raffaella Shirt: “2025 begins and the railways go haywire due to the usual absurd technical problems. New year, old inconveniences: as in the previous one, delays, blocked stations, angry passengers, Italy split in two. Salvini, where are you? Neither him nor the leaders of the FS are thinking of resigning despite the evident and repeated demonstration of inability”, said the national coordinator of the party.
Conte: think about railways, not Musk’s satellites
“Transport Minister Salvini perhaps got lost looking in the air, looking for Musk’s satellites to sponsor. He should instead have his gaze firmly fixed on our railway stations: today another black day of train delays in indifference more total. While around 15 billion are frozen between announcements and propaganda on the Strait Bridge project, old and full of critical issues, transport for Italians is a daily hell”. The M5S leader Giuseppe Conte wrote it on social media.
Calenda, get Salvini out of our way as soon as possible
“Quousque tandem abutere, Salvini, patientia nostra? Translated ‘get Salvini out of our way as soon as possible’. Not even the plagues of Egypt!”. Action leader Carlo Calenda wrote this on social media following delays in rail transport.
Bonelli: a disaster for Italy
“Even today there is chaos and inconvenience with trains. With this government, cancellations and delays are now the order of the day. While Minister Salvini is busy with the construction of the Bridge over the Strait, which will cost Italians 14 billion in public funds, transport in this country it is literally collapsing. All this while the national fund for rapid mass transport has been wiped out. Prime Minister Meloni should seriously think about resigning Salvini, the worst transport minister ever. Thus in a note Angelo Bonelli, Co-Spokesman of Green Europe and AVS MP.
