DUSHANBE, March 13, Asia-Plus — “Political parties that released a statement on crisis situation in Tajikistan themselves are in a crisis state,” Davlatali Davlatzoda, the deputy head of ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT), said in an interview with Asia-Plus, commenting on a statement released by Democratic, Social-Democratic and Socialist (Mirhusein Narziyev-run wing) parties.
We will recall that the statement entitled “On the Crisis Situation in Tajikistan and Ways out of this Situation” and released on March 11, in particular, said that the parties are seriously concerned over the present political and socioeconomic situation in the country. There is no any sphere of public and state life that has an opportunity to normally function, while bureaucratic system, legal nihilism, crime and corruption have fertile ground for flourishing, the statement said.
“These parties are in the crisis state rather than our country,” Davlatzoda said, adding that of those three parties, only one has the right to make statements as political party.
“It is well known that the Ministry of Justice refused to register Mirhusein Narziyev-run wing as the Socialist Party and Mahmadruzi Iskandarov-led Democratic Party,” said the PDPT deputy head, “Therefore, only the SDPT has the right to make statement as political party.”
Davlatzoda added that that their proposals to reduce powers of the president are “absolutely unfounded.”
Commenting on the statements call for changing personnel policy, Davlatzoda noted that the best specialists now work with the government. “As a whole, this statement is none other than provocation,” the DPDPT deputy head stated.
We will recall that as one of ways out of the crisis situation, the parties suggest that a referendum should be held on making amendments to the country’s Constitution. They, in particular, offered expanding the number and powers of deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) due to reducing powers of the executive branch of the power. The mentioned parties call for changing personnel policy and stopping selection and placing of personnel on the principles of regionalism, clan system and personal loyalty.
