"If we are at fault, we apologize" - the mayor of Chinaz commented on the order to paste the "Shameful neighborhood" sign

The governor of the Chinoz district, Sherzod Salikhov, commented on his order to post the inscription "Shameful neighborhood", which caused widespread discussion on social networks, and said that he would apologize if he was at fault.

Earlier, the order of the governor of the Chinoz district, Sherzod Salikhov, to classify neighborhoods into the category of "Shameful neighborhoods" and hang banners with such inscriptions caused heated debate on social networks.

In a video posted on the governor's Telegram channel (later deleted), a meeting chaired by Sherzod Salikhov found the improvement and sanitary condition of the Birlik neighborhood unsatisfactory. Therefore, the governor symbolically called the Birlik neighborhood the "Shameful neighborhood". At the meeting, the district governor ordered to hang banners with the inscriptions "Shameful neighborhood" and "Shameful apartment" in visible places.

According to the mayor, 40 representatives - heads of enterprises and organizations - were to go to the houses, to the house of the mahalla chairman. They were to take four pictures of the mahalla chairman's house, whether the gate was painted, the walls were whitewashed, whether there were basil or roses on the street, and what the yard and garden were like. The mayor said that he would discuss this issue the next morning and if the tasks were not completed by evening, he would declare that house a "Shameful House" and personally go and hang a banner. Sherzod Salikhov also added that starting at 6:00 in the morning, members of the mahalla seven would organize house-to-house work on the streets assigned to them.

In his comments to Daryo, the governor of Chinaz district, Sherzod Salikhov, stressed that no one had given him the task of dividing neighborhoods into “Shameful neighborhoods” and houses into “Shameful apartments.”

“This is my initiative. At the end of the meeting, I said that if you do not fulfill the stated tasks, this is what will happen. But this has not been implemented anywhere. The banner “Shameful neighborhood” was put up and then immediately taken down. It was only filmed for posting on social media. But I did not hang it on a single house or neighborhood. We hung it up, showed it, and took it back again with the intention of saying that this would happen,” the governor said.

According to him, the goal of this initiative was to wake up the people and call for improvement within the framework of the “40-Day Urgent Campaign.”

"As a district khokim, it would be a bit wrong for me to bring my district, my family, out in this way. My goal is not to embarrass the seven mahallas. It is to support them, lift them up, and unite them. Everyone is interpreting this differently. But those who are interpreting this will understand the situation if they become khokims one day and work with the people. We did not enter someone's house under pressure, but we explained and promoted. If they perceive this as a form of propaganda, I think that is the correct interpretation. Maybe it has become a little rougher, I admit that," said Sherzod Salikhov.

The district governor apologized, noting that everyone makes mistakes: "Maybe I was a little rude somewhere. God is perfect. If we are at fault, we apologize. If we are on the right track, we will continue our work."

We remind you that earlier on social networks, a video was circulated showing the governor of the Shahrisabz district, Samad Hasanov, entering a citizen's apartment, criticizing his living conditions and ordering a fine. After that, the district governor responded to "Daryo" about the incident, stating that the governor actually wanted to go to the apartment of an elderly citizen with disabilities, but entered another apartment because the mahalla chairman mistakenly showed him the neighboring house.

Ombudsman Feruza Eshmatova also commented on the situation, stressing that her position has always been the same - the activities of any state body or official should be based on the principle of respect for human honor and dignity. The Association of Neighborhoods of Uzbekistan also considered it illegal for officials to go from house to house, inspect and question people around their homes, kitchens, and agricultural fields.