Minsk Residents: We Are Ready to Take Streets to Abolish Decree on "Parasitism"

March of angry Belarusians may become a turning point in the political life of the country.

Sunday is not a day off for public activists. Members of opposition parties, non-public organizations, and independent Trade Unions actively collect signatures to repeal the decree on "parasitism". They also get prepared for protest actions. Belarusians actively put signatures under the address, Belsat informs.

The signature collection has spread all over the country - in the capital, in the regions, on the Internet. A common objective has activated many representatives of the democratic movement who work even at the weekend to give people an ability to express their own point of view.

Activists note that people have no fear when signing the paper.

"You can see the number of people, organizations, parties who collect signatures against the decree, in principle, it may become the turning point," Volha Kavalkova from the Belarusian Christian Democracy says.

People are willing to take part in protest actions, if the authorities do not listen to them.

"I am ready to participate in actions," an old lady says.

A "Big Talk" with Lukashenka fueled emotions even more. The dictator made it clear that at least that year he was not going to revoke his decree.

The authorities have "revealed" 440 thousand spongers including migrants, students and even disabled people.

It will be recalled that on February 17 March of angry Belarusians requiring abolition of decree on "spongers" takes place in Oktyabrskaya Square at 6 pm.