Republicans have burnt and eaten up poor people, say residents of Oshakan village (video)
Residents of Oshakan village today played dhols and drums to welcome the participants of the “Yes” and “No” TV Project. When Samvel Farmanyan from the “Yes” camp was explaining the locals the advantages of the draft constitution, he was interrupted by a voice from the crowd. “The government does not care about the working class. Why did your raise the salaries of prosecutors? Why didn’t they increase our pensions? The Republicans have burnt the poor people, they have eaten us up.” “We shall not trust you unless we read ourselves. I shall not vote in favour of the draft constitution unless you explain its provisions,” said a woman. Mikael Melkumyan, another representative of the “Yes” camp came to help his friends and started to persuade the villagers to say “Yes” to the package. Just at that moment, a woman asked him, “You say the new constitution will allow fighting against the oligarchs. Will the oligarchs say ‘yes’ to the constitution?” “You have asked a good question,” said the lawmaker. “When I say oligarchs, I do not mean personalities; I mean the structure of economy. Where there is a monopoly, small businesses appear on the verge of bankruptcy.”
