Aleksandr Ivanov, a deputy of the Yakutian regional parliament (Il Tumen), called on the head of the republic, Aysen Nikolaev, to take the oath of ancient Turkic rulers (“andaqar”) before the adoption of the law on local self-government.
Modern.az reports that the publication “Kommersant” disseminated information about this.
Ivanov stated that he would vote for the bill only on one condition:
“If we do not have democracy, then we must return to our history. Our ancestors elected khagans and khans, granting them all power. However, they invariably took the andaqar – an oath made before the Creator, ancestors, people, and sacred fire.”
The deputy also recited the content of the oath in parliament:
“If my intention is pure and righteous, and I wish to bring good to my republic and my people, may the spirits of my ancestors help me. If my intention is evil, may my strength fail, may my eyes never see the light of day, may my ears hear no sound, may my soul remain in eternal torment, and may my lineage be cut off.”
However, Aleksey Yeremeyev, the chairman of the Yakutian parliament, rejected the deputy's proposal:
“We are a secular state. No andaqar is valid here for high-ranking officials,” – stated the parliament chairman.
