WHEELS HAVE HOLES ON OPPOSITION RALLY DAYS
Support A1+!Opposition rallies continue to frighten Armenian authorities and proof of that are the closed roads coming from the Marzes to Yerevan. Early in the morning there were lines of people waiting at the bus stops in Abovian. The authorities have given the order to not let any bus pass. “A1+” tried to find out from the drivers coming from Abovian to Yerevan why they are not working today. They said that they had received an order to not take passengers from Abovian to Yerevan.
“It makes no sense. We’re used to it. We know that we have nothing to do come rally day. But the bad thing is that we don’t even get money out of it,” says driver Yervand. One of the other drivers said that the drivers of the other Marzes have been told the same. “It doesn’t matter; those who wish to go will go. In the end, we are the losers. So, they are basically making us lose money.”
The situation was heavy in every stop. Citizens of Abovian who had to get to Yerevan for class, work or an exam had to get to Yerevan by going from “taxi to taxi” or they asked their friends to drive them to Yerevan.
“You know better than us why there is no transportation,” told “A1 one of the dispatchers of the buses. The others said jokingly: “All of the wheels have holes in them. We’ll fix them and they will be out on the road by tomorrow.” In addition, the roads coming from Byureghavan to Yerevan are also closed down.
