The President of the Democratic Alliance, Mehmet Bardhi, assessed that with the adoption of the Law on Spatial Planning and Building Construction, the Government would become the only Municipality in Montenegro, and the previous local administrations, its outposts. In an open letter to the President of the Assembly, Ivan Brajović, Bardhi said that this is a dangerous path for democracy and for the further improvement of democratic relations in Montenegro.
"Even by vertically reading the articles, studies, opinions, criticisms, proposals and opposition in the electronic media, printed press and on social networks, for several months, since May of this year when the draft law was put up for public discussion, it is clear to see great anxiety among citizens of Montenegro. It is easy to see the undemocratic intentions of the Government - the centralization of power at the cost of denying the basic rights of citizens and local governments to decide on planning and their own development," said Bardhi.
He assessed that the proposal of the Law is contrary to the interests of the citizens, the local population, i.e. contrary to the provisions of the European Charter on Local Self-Government adopted in Strasbourg on October 15, 1985, which the Parliament of Montenegro ratified with the Law on Confirmation of the European Charter on Local Self-Government 29 July 2008.
"Even two and a half decades ago, when the government started to implement the centralization of power, we expressed our displeasure. Then we were told "that: "...because of the situation, because of events, because of this and that...we are going to Europe and we will then, etc... Here, now Montenegro has become a full member of NATO and aspires to join the European Union, and you yourself say that the talks are progressing quite well. of the law that leads to total centralization," said Bardhi.
He assessed that the law is harmful to ethnic peoples, especially Albanians.
"They want to take away our rights to decide on spatial planning and construction of buildings in our historical areas of life, in local self-governments. Because of all this, I believe and am deeply convinced that the Government should withdraw the shelter proposal from the agenda of the Assembly," he said. is Bardhi.
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