For the first time during several latest years the prognostication of politologists has come true, they predicted that taking into account the results of the year the president of the country Emomali Rahmonov would give a good dressing-down to a number of responsible workers and dismiss them. At the open session of the government held on January 18 ministers of health service and communication, chairman of the Justice Council with all his deputies, leaders and deputies of some republican departments, heads of nine towns and districts - 4 of them being from Sughd viloyat - parted with their armchairs. In general, prognostications concerning serious cadres replacements in a high state hierarchy is an ungrateful matter. For the last 10 years such prognostications coming true, if ever they did, as a rule, reproduced only some details irrespective of any concrete fact, event, process or action and behavior displayed by state and political figures. This time the prognostication of "Varorud" analysts has not been without grounds. Were there any factors, which evidenced to the severest decision on the part of the head of the state in reference to leaders of diverse ranks?
From the first sight it may seem that the grave discussion of the activities of the governing bodies at the session of the government was caused by the irregularities in supplying the population of Dushanbe with gas and electricity in the period of sharp frost and plentiful snow at the end of the year, so unwanted for our region. Into the bargain, this event coincided with the official visit of Tojikiston president to France and the United States of America. Beyond doubts, this fact couldn't have helped disturbing the president's composure being so necessary when extraordinary important negotiations are conducted on top level. Moreover, the situation with gas and electricity shaped in the capital resulted into population's earnest discontent. For the time during the latest years the turn of events promised a real threat of social protest in the political center of the country - its capital Dushanbe; such things being not practically observed after signing the Common Agreement on peace and concord. It stands to reason that such turn of events couldn't have been to president's liking. One can assert, being greatly assured, that it was just due to this situation that under the pretext of summing up the totals of the year made president Rahmonov resort to strict measures in reference to responsible state officials. In the previous number of "Varorud" newspaper it was mentioned that namely the cadres were to blame in impeding the process of society reformation and this time the requirements towards them would be more rigid. It is just this problem and the unfavorable economic plight in the country, in addition, that urged the president to carry into effect his measures earlier than usual and with more rigidity without waiting for the totals of the year being summed up on the level of towns, districts, viloyats, ministries and departments.
This time Emomali Rahmonov hasn't made concessions even for the nearest disciples, health service minister Alamkhon Ahmedov, inclusive; the latter had begun his activity together with him in the hardest period of the country. Into the bargain, the ministry headed by him ran the gauntlet of criticism. By his attitude to cadres the president swept away all conjectures and precarious inferences concerning a factor of seniority and private considerations in selection of high rank officials. The head of the state vindicated once more that he remained faithful to his word that he valued highly those cadres who comprehended their responsibility for the fate of reforms and the country upon the whole.
Against this background there sound also the opinions that serious replacements in the Justice Council of Tojikiston are only a kind of warning assigned for the leaders of other law-enforcement bodies and powerful frameworks. It implies that they should bring correctives into their activity and to earnestly start rectifying errors and drawbacks.
Another theme debated at the extended session of the government dwelt on introduction of alterations, into the structure of the state power. The state oilgascompany being an independent department up till now has been ceded under the auspices of the Ministry of power engineering. The forest household subordinates now to the Ministry of industry. These solutions testify to the fact that Tojikiston consecutively pursues the way of simplification and curtailment in reference to the frameworks of executive power.
It seems that cadres replacements of the latest days are only a beginning of work. But the sources from the environment of the president's apparatus confirm that this work will be consecutively continued. In this situation it is not important who may be dismissed next. Another this is significant, and namely that one, that the leadership of Tojikiston attaches greater and greater importance to cadres politics.