“I have not supported. Nichol, out of politeness, did not write my name. But his initiative was based on women’s signature, under which I did not sign because it was offensive for me that Heghineh Bisharyan, Margarita Essayan, Zaruhi Postanjyan were to sign, and only then
it was turned to me. Why should I be the last to know that a member of our faction has initiated such a thing and that my signature is not the first to appear underneath? I told him that and I think he realized it», – said ANC MP Lyudmila Sargsyan to Aravot.am, explaining why ANC faction has not supported Nichol Pashinyan in the legislative initiative of compensating the relatives of victims on March 1.
To our question whether this legislative initiative was not put into circulation due to internal disagreements and ambitions, Ms. Sargsyan said,- “It is a subject of debate within the faction, which I do not think I have the right to disclose. It is not a matter ambition, of course. The faction was against not to the compensation, but the problem comes from the fact that the committee of “March 1″ was in the stage of establishment. In any case we hope that it will be established and, as a result, the compensation will be not over the years, but as a lump sum amount of $ 1 million. Should we have accepted the initiative, we would not expect that a committee would be established and, as a result, all the victims will receive a lump sum amount of money. I think Nichol should not have discussed it with all factions, and then with ANC. That was his mistake and it was unacceptable for the faction. And as he preferred discussing it with everybody, and in the end notifying the faction, he can not deserve understanding and in the result our steps could not be agreed upon.” To our observation that ultimately the Committee was not established, Ms. Sargsyan continued,- “The establishment of the Committee was more realistic than implementation of the initiative. Realizing that this initiative, one way or another, will not pass, it could interfere with the establishment of the Committee … I do not exclude that we will come up with other and similar initiative. But you need to understand how to implement the initiative. Again to initiate something which will be voted against. But let’s see if this opportunity is available, ANC will act with similar initiative.”
She also added that the Members of Parliament, who signed under the initiative of N. Pashinyan, clearly realized that it will fail to be a reality. “I do not exclude the possibility that they consulted with their factions. And it is the majority. They might have calculated their signatures that it should lead to hamper the establishment of the Committee, and the case will not get to NA for discussion, in the result of which the Republican Party appeared in a stupid situation, it broke its promise. And once again proved that there is a deficit of political will. ”
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