DUSHANBE, April 11 2016, Asia-Plus – An official source at Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) says that November 16 can be declared as President’s Day in Tajikistan.
We will recall that the 16th session of Tajikistan’s former parliament Shuroi Oli (Supreme Council) took place in northern province of Sughd between November 16 and November 18, 1992 and Emomali Rahmon was elected as chairman of the Shuroi Oli.
This issue is expected to be finally solved on April 13 at a regular sitting of the second session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) of the fifth convocation.
As it had been reported earlier, the Majlisi Namoyandagon board (Shuro) discussed amendments proposed to the country’s law on holidays at an April 11 meeting, presided over by its head, Shukurjon Zuhurov.
A group of deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon proposed a draft law to establish a new official holiday in the country that would mark the presidency of incumbent President Emomali Rahmon.
According to the proposed legislation, the public holiday would be called either President”s Day or the Day of the Leader of the Nation.
Meanwhile, Tajikistan is set to hold a referendum on constitutional amendments on May 22 that would allow Rahmon to run for office for an indefinite number of times.
The board today also discussed amendments proposed to the country’s law on humanitarian demining activities as well as issues related to ratification of a protocol on amendments to an agreement on management of funds of the Anti-Crisis Fund of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) signed on June 9, 2009 and a concession agreement on the Shurob heat and power plant signed between the Government of Tajikistan and Hos Powertech International Sdn. Bhd, Sultonov said.
Hos Powertech International Sdn. Bhd. is a company incorporated in Malaysia.
