The work of the City Duma was almost disrupted by picketers led by a well-known public activist. People with posters sought a personal meeting with all the deputies at once. The main requirements are a reduction in tariffs and housing and communal services standards. Fragment of the picket on Cheremoshniki The picket blockade began precisely with the events on Cheremoshniki. The population of the area demands to understand why they pay a lot for heat, but the apartments are cold. Today the same people with posters are lining up in the Duma corridor. At first they stand peacefully and don’t bother anyone. Then they go out into the street and chant slogans in front of the windows. And finally, they line up in the meeting room itself. The main demand of the picketers is that deputies personally talk about tariffs and standards.
In the end, they decided to allow one troublemaker into the hall. The first question the Duma considered was the heat standard: how many gigacalories are needed per square meter. A member of the public attempted to take the floor several times. But they didn’t give him words. And here's why: Novozhilov: “This is pressure on the Duma from candidates for mayor of Tomsk!”
The main behind-the-scenes topic among deputies: the picket was “ordered” by one of their colleagues. He is allegedly running out of money for election campaigning. So he stirs up the dissatisfied with the help of his agents. It turns out cheap and cheerful. While the Duma is thinking, in the foyer the police, on a tip from mayoral officials, are trying to arrest a man for calling the people together without the permission of the mayor's office. And the man’s name is Vladimir Ilyich. “And this was not a picket! These were orders from voters! Didenko said it right. Where is Guba, there are riots! Didenko also said that they pay me money for this!”
As a result, the police promised to fine Guba the minimum ten. And the remnants of dissatisfied citizens went to the office of Deputy Mayor No. 1 Nikolai Didenko. Didenko explained everything to everyone there and said that we would have to meet again. That the people either don’t have problems or they will be solved soon. The people seemed to have calmed down.