Elderly blogger complained about Tajik authorities

The oldest Tajik blogger, Mukhammedjon, known by the nickname “Boboi Blogger” (Tajik for Grandfather Blogger), has urged the authorities of Tajikistan not to hinder his fish farming activities.

The blogger complained on his YouTube channel Qand Show to the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Supreme Court of Tajikistan that water is being cut off from his fish farming ponds without any reason and called for help to resolve this issue.

Blogger Mukhammedjon owns a fish farming enterprise in the city of Vahdat. In his video address, he appealed to the State Committee for Land Management and Geodesy, the Supreme Court, and the General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan, as well as to the prosecutor of the city of Vahdat and other competent authorities, and complained about those “hindering” his activities. “What have these fish done to deserve having their water cut off? They are not growing, they are suffering, they are dying. Because of them, I am reaching out,” said the blogger.

According to “Grandfather Blogger,” he is addressing these authorities because he feels sorry for his fish. “I feel sorry for them, their water is being cut off, and obstacles are often created. I ask you as a grandfather, please consider this issue, why am I being hindered from working? If I am doing something wrong, let the prosecutor sort it out. What are the fish guilty of?” complained the elderly blogger.

At the same time, the blogger did not specify who or which government body is hindering his activities. He only mentioned that “there is no point in appealing to the State Committee for Land Management of the city of Vahdat” anymore.

“Boboi Blogger” has previously sparked debates in the virtual space with his videos on his YouTube channel, particularly among the youth. In a previous address to a well-known blogger named Jhonon, he said: “This is your sin that you committed, it’s not that big.” These words from the blogger drew a wave of criticism.

Recently, law enforcement agencies and state security bodies in Tajikistan have been using bloggers to promote the government’s policies. They are mainly known as “propagandists” of Rahmon’s government.

Nevertheless, the complaints of the elderly blogger about those “hindering” his entrepreneurial activities have raised a number of questions among the public. Some believe that law enforcement agencies, particularly the State Committee for National Security of the country, may create obstacles for the activities of entrepreneurs and public activists and are unwilling to see their development.