Yodgor Faizov also joined the president’s sycophants?

In Khorog, children, university students, and elderly women are being mobilized for marches to ceremoniously greet the president, and officials are treating them roughly.

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Residents of Khorog are complaining about the irresponsibility of the authorities, stating that their children return from “marches” at 9-10 PM every day. The mother of one student complained in the “Pamir News” group on Facebook that her daughter returned home from a march at midnight.

She wrote that for almost a month now, “marches” have been taking place in Khorog in honor of the president’s visit, and recently the marches have been lasting until 9-10 PM, despite the lack of public transport. She added that her family lives 20 km from Khorog, while their relatives live in Khorog, not far from the march location.

Saidmo writes that last night, September 23, when her daughter and her friend were walking to a relative’s house, a car full of drunk men stopped in front of them, who did not speak any of the Pamiri languages and were obviously not locals, and offered the girls a ride.

The mother asks: “If, God forbid, something happens to my daughter or other female students, who will be responsible for this? The educational institution or the organizers? Where is it written that instead of studying, students should march for months? And if the president comes to Khorog every week, will they not study at all? Why are students not provided with transportation at night???”

It is reported that the cost of public transport in Khorog is 2 somoni, meaning the price for a round trip to the marches is at least 4 somoni per day.

This mother’s post has caused a stir on social media. A user named Azamat Abdulloev asks: “Doesn’t even the university rector think about ensuring the safety of female students, and how they should return home at night?”

At the same time, Alim Sherzamonov, a Tajik political activist and deputy leader of the National Alliance of Tajikistan, stated that the regional chairman, Mr. Yodgor Faizov, had previously claimed that the president’s trips to GBAO were working visits and would take place without ceremonial events; however, this time, it is likely that Emomali Rahmon himself pressured Yodgor Faizov to ceremoniously greet the president, just like others.