MP is living in a third Armenia
Head of the ARF faction Vahan Hovhannisyan is following closely with the presses and gets the impression that Armenians are living in three different kinds of Armenia-in one, the country is flourishing and the economy is registering an unprecedented growth and in the other it seems that the people are not worrying about anything but whether 20-30 members of the Armenian National Movement will be able to enter Opera Square and hold a demonstration or not".
"I am living in the third Armenia where the people no longer believe in the government's promises, plans, the presentations and are entirely uninterested in the activities of the Armenian National Movement representatives. The people in this Armenia are concerned with serious domestic issues, including inflation, injustice, activities of policemen and courts, the insecurity and not the false image created by the two extremes," he said.
As one of the issues of concern, Vahan Hovhannisyan brought up the gas issue discussed during the NA briefings. The ARF had presented an interpellation to the government. But the latter got frustrated and considered the interpellation as a "political act".
Vahan Hovhannisyan noted that the government probably doesn't have a good understanding of the term "political act". "An act for example, is a plan to create a finance and banking center in Dilijan, but simply asking the matter of things is a serious issue."
Yesterday the majority in parliament boycotted the vote for the issue. "The majority didn't want to receive information. When they don't want to receive information, or when they don't know or do know, they must take measures," explained Vahan Hovhannisyan.
He informed that the ARF faction is planning on undertaking a new initiative to demand the creation of an ad-hoc committee to discuss this issue more seriously.
Touching upon the statement by the police according to which "anonymous people are trying to take a stroll in "Freedom Square"", Vahan Hovhannisyan said: ‘
"A question comes up: Do only well-known people have the right to take a stroll in Yerevan, or are RA citizens required to walk with their passports, photos, registration or a certificate showing that they are out of prison? Here I don't see the political motive behind not permitting people to walk there. If they commit a violation during that walk, the police are obliged to get involved, but I don't think that it is their responsibility to find out who is walking in the park," said Vahan Hovhannisyan.
