
The Council of the Duma transferred to July 5 the second reading of the bill on the demolition of Moscow five -story buildings and the creation of the Housing Fund Renovation Fund. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the first vice speaker of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov.
"The Council of the Duma decided that on June 20, parliamentary hearings will be held under the bill on the renovation of the housing stock in Moscow. And the second reading is planned for July 5," Melnikov said.
Meanwhile, Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin does not doubt the readiness of the Moscow authorities for a dialogue on housing renovation. "The city hall of Moscow behaves absolutely open for all comments and constructive proposals, and there is no doubt about the readiness and desire to conduct dialogue with everyone," he said. The spokeswoman also noted that this topic remains on the agenda of the Kremlin, although in recent days the president was in China and did not contact the mayor of the capital on this issue.
On Sunday, the coordinated rally on Sakharov Avenue against the demolition of Moscow five -story buildings gathered more than 20 thousand participants ( 
In accordance with the wish of the organizers of the rally - the former municipal deputy of the Timiryazevsky district, Yulia Galyamina and journalist Ekaterina Vinokurova - the rally took place without party symbolism . The organizers explained this decision by the desire to "maintain the unity" of the protesters as much as possible.
Of the famous politicians, the leader of the Party of Progress Alexei Navalny, accompanied by his wife and son, came to the rally. At the same time, Navalny lives in the relatively new southeastern region of Maryino, where there are no five-story buildings. Toward the end of the rally, about 30 riot police were brought out by Navalny and his family for the fencing of the rally, after he approached the stage. At the same time, Navalny, according to him, did not intend to speak, and approached the stage at the request of Galyamina. In protest against the actions of the security forces, the ex-deputy of the State Duma Dmitry Gudkov refused to speak at the rally.
The bill on the renovation of the Moscow five -story buildings, which was adopted in the first reading, introduced to the State Duma of the capital's mayor, suggests that the residents will be relocated to their area or to the neighboring district. Several different rules are established for residents of the Central District and New Moscow - they are allowed to resettle to other areas within their districts.
The bill caused the indignation of Muscovites, since demolition can affect not only emergency and dilapidated houses and there is a threat that the residents will be resumed forcibly.
On April 26, at a meeting with government members dedicated to the housing renovation program in the capital, Vladimir Putin promised not to sign the law on the resettlement of five -story buildings in Moscow if the rights of citizens are violated. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin at this meeting stated that by the second reading, an amendment would be made to the bill that provides citizens with housing in the areas in which they live if they themselves do not want to move to another.
On May 3, the State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin proposed postponing the second reading of the bill on the demolition of five -story buildings at the beginning of July.