The small error of the doyra ensemble "Ochajhonho" ("Mommies") during the solemn ceremony of the meeting of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Khuroson cost the head of the regional department for women and family affairs the position.
The head of state was to be met by the ringing rhythms of the doyra at the entrance to the stadium of Khuroson district, where a theatrical performance took place. "But the women of the ensemble "Ochajonho" something went wrong, and they began to stray from the rhythm. The President frowned – he did not like such a meeting," Radio Ozodi writes”.
According to "Ozodi" In a spoiled mood the head of state accused the head of the regional department for women and family affairs which was responsible for the preparation of the musical program of the ensemble "Ochadzhonho".
Ziyoda Salomova, already the ex-head of the department for women and family affairs of Khuroson district, in a conversation with the radio "Ozodi" confirmed that she was removed from office precisely because of the error of the ensemble of doyra. She is not at all disappointed by the dismissal, although, according to her, the leader of the ensemble was to be punished for the mistake of the ensemble.
About 55 thousand women live in Khuroson district of Khatlon region. More than 1,000 women participated in the events related to the working visit of President Emomali Rahmon.
In Tajikistan, for the trips of the head of state to the regions are prepared seriously and scrupulously. Long before the trip, local officials begin to "work" with the population. Preparations begin for the main spectacle – a theatrical performance with the participation of local artists and schoolchildren. The authorities draw up lists of those attending the meeting with the participation of the head of state. Schoolchildren are obliged to read poetry to the president.
Tajik authorities do not publish the amount spent for holding such celebrations, but local experts say about tens of millions of dollars. Experts are also puzzled that one-third of the country's population lives below the poverty line, and officials spend fabulous sums to carry out unnecessary celebrations, "Ozodi” notes.
But Sayfullo Safarov, deputy director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan, is convinced that these costs are nothing compared to the benefits that the people receive. "We have witnessed a thousand times how people pray for the president to come to their mahalla, just to make it comfortable for the meeting," Safarov said.
