Nadiya

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In a recent public meeting with the republic's rail workers, the Minister of Infrastructure, Olena Kolinenko (PNS), said that the central government of the Nadiyan Confederacy must transfer the ownership of the metro systems in Kozacchyna, located in the two largest cities, Zarvosopol and Petrograd, back to the republic. According to Kolinenko, the issue comes to the rights of the republics, as well as the inability of the confederal government to handle local infrastructure well. "It is highly crucial we remember that Nadiya is a confederacy above all, and the railway infrastructure, especially hyperlocal ones such as the metros, must be handled by republics, cities themselves or other small territorial entities, but not confederacy", said the minister.

The two networks, located in the republic's capital, Zarvosopol, and the second-largest city, Petrograd, were built as part of the Project Polaris, initiated by the central government of the confederacy 12 years ago. With its operations opening a couple of weeks ago, it inaugurated five lines in the systems of both cities, totalling 215 and 185 kilometres long each, with 105 and 95 stations, respectively. However, one of the few points of contention of the new metro systems became the question of the ownership of the networks, with the confederal government, through the Nadiyan Commission for Rail, Air, and Water Ways, or the NCRAWW, in particular, taking and keeping charge of both rapid transit systems. When the information was revealed by the media, it was met with massive opposition from both the people and politicians in the republic, with many claiming that such a decision is an overreach of confederal powers, while the Nadiyan government dismissed those claims, claiming it has already owned Rodashyam and Monorail systems as a "socialised economy necessity".

Kolienko would later reaffirm her position and move towards a demanding tone, talking about the transfer of ownership over the Zarvosopol and Petrograd underground networks. "One must understand the difference between the nationwide railway system and local ones, such as those we now have in our two largest cities", Minister of Infrastructure Olena Kolienko (PNS) said. "We don't have a problem with the central government owning a monorail network, or, say, Three Sisters, through the "socialised economy" approach. What we do have a problem with is the intervention in local affairs". Kolienko later added that if the calls are ignored, the Kozaki government might have to address the Supreme Court, asking it to solve the issue, but it would be the "extreme measures".

When the press tried to ask the Prime Minister Livytska to comment on the brewing scandal, she replied: "We are looking into this, what can be done, what is the problem in general, but in our view, it would be a breach of the rights of republics, even if it was and still is a practice in other places, we will not let this happen to us". All parties, except the Social Democrats, have supported the notion when asked individually, but only PNS and KNF would support the resolution if it were presented for a vote in the Rada.