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Bajrami responds to Osman's accusations in Parliament, calls her a "political tourist"

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A long-distance clash has taken place between Democratic League of Kosovo MPs, Hykmete Bajrami and Vjosa Osmani. 

In a Facebook post, Bajrami referred to Osmani as a "political tourist who has been left without power and dignity." She accused Osmani of spreading confusion. 

"Don't lie! Many untruths were heard in today's debate, so we need to clarify some things. In 2020, when the economy was completely closed due to the pandemic, the Government of the Republic of Kosovo financed the salaries of private sector workers for a month, it did not give money to 'business bosses'," Bajrami wrote. 

Osmani, in her speech at the Parliament session, accusing the Kurti Government of having already "changed the crime bosses" and of being "controlled by the oligarchs", spoke about this 2020 package, saying that it was the most critical for her because the funds were given to "business bosses".

"But what can I say when we are criticized for double standards and we hear double standards from you. Defending failures, justifying stagnation and not looking at ourselves in the mirror with the aim of improving. What did they say about the loss of funds? They said that in 2020 funds were given to business bosses. Yes. And do you know who was the person who criticized him the most at that time in this Parliament? I criticized him. And what has happened in the meantime is that you have already changed the crime bosses, you have changed the oligarchs," Osmani said, EO reports.

When this package was given, the Prime Minister was Avdullah Hoti and the Minister of Finance was Hykmete Bajrami. 

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Bajrami, among other things, wrote that about 10 civil servants worked on the implementation of that package, including the Treasury Director and the Budget Director.

"The criterion was clear: the workers had to be on the ATK payroll for the previous three months. It was one of the most transparent financial support packages ever implemented in the history of the state of Kosovo. Some of you may even think it's a big deal that I'm dealing with people who today deny even their biographies, who are ashamed to admit which institutions and majority they were once part of. And as for double standards, they are champions! For them, the same thing is right or wrong, depending on the chair they sit in," Bajrami wrote. 

She said that she had to say this in the Assembly but that she was not given the floor. 

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