The process of constitutional reforms has entered an active phase in Uzbekistan.
It is noteworthy that in this process, attention is paid to the study of the opinions and proposals of citizens. That is why it will not be an exaggeration to say that the will and aspirations of Uzbekistan people are fully manifested in the changes made to the Constitution.
Lola SAODATOVA, head of Kashkadarya regional branch of the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment:
– I would like to dwell on one of the most important changes to the Constitution. At the meeting with members of the Constitutional Commission, held on June 20 this year, the President of Uzbekistan noted that a person’s criminal record and the legal consequences arising from it cannot be a basis for restricting the rights of his relatives. In this regard, Article 26 of the Constitution provides for the consolidation of the relevant norm.
These restrictions have remained since the days of the former Union and were introduced to keep the people in obedience and fear. From now on, there will be a legal basis for getting rid of these remnants.
This ban, which operated based on written and unwritten rules, forced many young people to give up their dreams. It doomed loving hearts to torment and made them feel the bitterness of separation. I had one student who got a job in the military. The father of the girl he fell in love with was on trial, so he couldn’t marry her. Another young man could not be promoted for the same reason. I witnessed how his attitude towards his father changed because of this ban. There are many such examples. For the same reason, relations between relatives deteriorated. Now can you imagine the present joy of people, especially young people? Only the person himself, and not his relatives, should be punished for his mistakes.
This proposal will serve as the basis for the recognition of our country as a legal state in the full sense of the word, the realization of the cherished desires and innermost aspirations of our people. I am convinced that this decision will provide Uzbek boys and girls with deep knowledge, talent and high intellectual potential with the opportunity to fully express themselves, honestly and selflessly work for the good of the country and family.
Moreover, the Head of the state proposed to introduce into the Constitution a provision that parents and persons replacing them have the right and obligation to take care of the upbringing, education, health, comprehensive and harmonious development of children until they reach adulthood. I think that this norm will further increase responsibility for the fate of the younger generation.
Indeed, Article 64 of the current Constitution states: “Parents shall be obliged to support and care for their children until the latter are of age”. It’s not without reason, because the duties of parents do not consist only in giving birth, feeding and dressing a child. Because of this misconception, in most cases, the tasks of education and upbringing were entrusted to the school. In fact, according to experts, a person masters 70 percent of knowledge by the age of 6-7 years, the remaining 30 percent – throughout his life. Taking this into account, the question arises: where is the child during the development of 70 percent of knowledge? At this age, he is mostly in the family.
Full and harmonious development begins with the family. According to experts, if you introduce a child to reading books at the age of 3-4, thereby you will pave the way for the birth of his interest and love for reading throughout his life. In this sense, it turns out that today, when the idea of the Third Renaissance is put forward, we are moving towards such a huge goal. The guarantee in our Fundamental Law of the spiritual duty and responsibility of parents to their children is comprehensively important.
In my opinion, now, seeing in social networks the abuse of young mothers with their children, our people wholeheartedly support this proposal. Undoubtedly, in life, a person can face various difficulties and problems. He can suffer, endure the most difficult trials. However, no one has the right to make innocent children suffer and hurt them. If they lack natural maternal instinct and love, then please let them be held back by at least constitutional duty.
Akbar RUSTAMOV, Advisor to the Hokim of Bukhara region on improving the efficiency of spiritual and educational work, ensuring compliance with the legislation on the state language:
– The Constitution is the legal basis of any democratic state. It defines the sovereignty, the system of state and public administration of a certain country, the rights of the population living in it. If we look at the history of various states of the world, then we will witness the changes in their national constitutions. This is a natural process, determined by the demands of the time and changes in society.
Over the past years, our national Constitution has served as the legal basis for an independent state. From a theoretical point of view, our Basic Law currently meets all international democratic requirements. However, today, under the influence of globalization, time itself requires certain changes to be made to the Constitution, since over the past period there have been fundamental changes in the political, socio-economic and cultural life of society. This shows the relevance of enshrining the principle “Uzbekistan – social state” in our Basic Law, ensuring that human interests become the main criterion in the process of various reforms, raising the inviolability of private property, the right to own land to the constitutional level, enhancing the role of civil society institutions, improving the foundations of the state power.
In the draft Constitutional Law “On introducing amendments and addenda to the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, put up for public discussion, special attention is paid to further strengthening the guarantee of personal rights and freedoms. The proposal in this direction of such innovations as the prohibition of the death penalty, the possibility of the suspect to use the right to remain silent at any time, the application of the “Miranda warning” is a practical reflection of the fact that in our country the human dignity and honor are defined as the highest value.
Moreover, the rules that a person’s criminal record and the legal consequences arising from it cannot be the basis for restricting the rights of his relatives, guarantees for the protection of personal data, preventing deprivation of housing without a court decision, especially the rule that all irreparable contradictions and ambiguities in the legislation that arise in the relationship of a citizen with state bodies, interpreted in favor of the first, will contribute to a sharp reduction shortly of possible cases of harassment and violence by some bureaucrats acting under the guise of a law enforcement officer.
These proposals, of course, are sent by our citizens, representatives of the older generation, representatives of various nationalities, youth, teachers, medical workers, entrepreneurs, representatives of civil society institutions, in a word, our compatriots who are not indifferent to the fate of the Motherland. Thus, every citizen should perceive this document as his own, as his Constitution, find a solution to the problems that have been worrying him, his family, mahalla, society and the state for many years.
The future and the fate of the country depend on our active participation in the process of constitutional reforms.
UzA
