DUSHANBE, April 11, 2016, Asia-Plus – The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament discussed amendments proposed to the country’s law on holidays at an April 11 meeting, presided over by its head, Shukurjon Zuhurov, Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the Majlisi Namoyandagon told Asia-Plus in an interview. 

We will recall that a group of deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon proposed a draft law to establish a new official holiday in the country that would mark the presidency of incumbent President Emomali Rahmon.

According to the proposed legislation, the public holiday would be called either President''s Day or the Day of the Leader of the Nation.

It is not clear when the proposed holiday would be marked.

On May 22, Tajikistan is set to hold a referendum on constitutional amendments that would allow Rahmon to run for office for an indefinite number of times.

The board today also discussed amendments proposed to the country’s law on humanitarian demining activities as well as issues related to ratification of a protocol on amendments to an agreement on management of funds of the Anti-Crisis Fund of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) signed on June 9, 2009 and a concession agreement on the Shurob heat and power plant signed between the Government of Tajikistan and Hos Powertech International Sdn. Bhd, Sultonov said.

Hos Powertech International Sdn. Bhd. is a company incorporated in Malaysia.