Vraneš: Some people mind that October 27 is Holy Friday for the Orthodox, but they don't mind that Sandžak Day is celebrated on November 20

The people of Pljevlja celebrate the Municipal Day the way they have to, the way it's imposed on them, and not the way they want.

This was stated by the President of the Municipality Dario Vraneš in the press release delivered to the media on the occasion of the Pljevlja Municipality Day on November 20.

"The will of the citizens of Pljevlja, shown through the decision of the directly elected representatives of the citizens-members of the local parliament, was ignored that the day of the municipality should be October 27, the day of liberation from the occupiers, from Turkey in 1912, and from Austria-Hungary in 1918. It obviously bothers someone that the 27 October is the holiday of Holy Friday for the Orthodox, while it does not bother him that November 20 is also the day of Sandžak, a kind of paraterritorial area unsuccessfully created in 1943," said Vraneš.

He expects that in the near future October 27 will be celebrated as the day of the municipality.

"We must be patient, we know what happened to all those who imposed decisions on the citizens against their will, especially in the recent past. Be that as it may, we must be patient, I believe that the will of the citizens will have to be obeyed at some point and that in in the near future, the municipal day will be celebrated on October 27," said Vraneš.

The President of the Municipal Assembly of Pljevlja, Jovana Tošić, has scheduled a formal session of the local parliament for November 12, the Day of the Municipality, for 20:XNUMX p.m.

The Ministry of Public Administration headed by Maraš Dukaj recently informed the Assembly of the Municipality of Pljevlja that no assumptions have been made that the Government is considering the request of the Municipality of Pljevlja to approve changes to the statute, which stipulates that the new Day of the Municipality, instead of November 20, will be October 27, which coincides with Orthodox holiday Holy Friday.

The decision on the new Municipal Day was made by the parliamentary majority at the end of September last year.

Councilors of New Serbian Democracy (NSD), Democratic People's Party (DNP), Movement for Pljevlja, United Montenegro, Socialist People's Party (SNP) and three councilors of Democratic Montenegro voted for the changes.

One councilor from Democratic Montenegro, Milojica Tešović, abstained.

Against were the councilors of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), the Bosniak Party (BS) and the councilor of the Civic Movement URA, while the councilors of the Europe Now Movement (PES) left the hall before the vote.

Previously, they demanded that the decision be postponed and that a referendum be called where the citizens would have their say.

Explaining his proposal to celebrate October 27 as the Day of the Municipality of Pljevlja, the President of the Municipality Dario Vraneš said that it is the most significant, historically grounded and glorious day for all citizens of Pljevlja, regardless of religious, national, political or other affiliation.

"On that day, Pljevlja was liberated twice from the occupiers, in 1912 from centuries-old Turkish slavery, and in 1918 from the Austro-Hungarian occupier. Without intending to diminish the importance of anyone's sacrifice or any other date, October 27 is the most significant and brightest day in our municipality, the day when the sun of freedom shone on all of Pljevlja, so historical data and the living memory of our fellow citizens tell us historic decision for our people and our city. Today we are in front of the court of our descendants, and ancestors who gloriously gave their lives so that we could live in freedom today," said Vraneš.