22 May 2010
KUWAIT: Informed sources noted that the government is convinced that the measures they have taken to solve Um Al-Haiman's pollution problems were within law and that the Popular Action Bloc's (PAB) threats to grill HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, will have no influence on their actions, reported Annahar.
Chairman of the parliamentary environment committee, MP Ali Al-Omair added that the government had already decided to confront the grilling motion filed by MP Khaled Al-Tahous. 'The government said that their actions were within the laws and invited whomever wished to file a grilling motion to do so,' he explained. He noted that the Um Al-Haiman environmental violations have existed for years and that the new Cabinet has responded to environmental threats by imposing safety conditions and removing all viol
ating factories.
Furthermore, Al-Omair said that the Um Al-Haiman problem was very complicated and that it involved nearby oil facilities, oil lakes and violating factories. He said that the temporary closing of factories was not enough and that many of them resumed their activities in the same manner upon reopening.
On a separate issue, MP Salwa Al-Jassar confirmed her rejection of the calls to dissolve Parliament. 'This is not a soccer match where extra time should be given. Even if they want a rematch we'll win again,' she stressed. MP Hassan Jouhar said that he agreed with HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah that the Parliament's performance has been disappointing. MP, Faisal Al-Duwaisan said that such calls were quite natural but added that early parliamentary elections were usually called for after the Parliament had at least finished half of its term, not after only one year.
MP Dr Waleed Al-Tabtabaei responded to MPs who criticized his call to hold early elections. He questioned their concern while reiterating his classification of the current parliament as "dangerous." "The current Parliament is one of the most dangerous Parliaments in the history of Kuwait and could result in catastrophic outcomes for the people due to the fact that the Cabinet holds a majority support for enforcing any projects they desire," Al-Tabtabaei said. "An example of that is the privatization law which was passed despite the fact that it was rejected by 28 MPs.
Al-Tabtabaei further criticized MPs who called on him to stay at home following his remarks to dissolve Parliament, reported Al-Rai. He called on those MPs to respect other's opinions without resorting to such terminologies and attacks. The MP also responded to being referred to as a 'Sheesha MP,' a moniker he earned following his efforts to shut down coffee shops providing sheesha to costumers as well as tents to host suspicious gatherings during the holy months of Ramadan. He added that it's honorable for him to be known as a person committed to "tackling all negative and illegal practices in society.
KUWAIT: Informed sources noted that the government is convinced that the measures they have taken to solve Um Al-Haiman's pollution problems were within law and that the Popular Action Bloc's (PAB) threats to grill HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, will have no influence on their actions, reported Annahar.
Chairman of the parliamentary environment committee, MP Ali Al-Omair added that the government had already decided to confront the grilling motion filed by MP Khaled Al-Tahous. 'The government said that their actions were within the laws and invited whomever wished to file a grilling motion to do so,' he explained. He noted that the Um Al-Haiman environmental violations have existed for years and that the new Cabinet has responded to environmental threats by imposing safety conditions and removing all viol
ating factories.
Furthermore, Al-Omair said that the Um Al-Haiman problem was very complicated and that it involved nearby oil facilities, oil lakes and violating factories. He said that the temporary closing of factories was not enough and that many of them resumed their activities in the same manner upon reopening.
On a separate issue, MP Salwa Al-Jassar confirmed her rejection of the calls to dissolve Parliament. 'This is not a soccer match where extra time should be given. Even if they want a rematch we'll win again,' she stressed. MP Hassan Jouhar said that he agreed with HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah that the Parliament's performance has been disappointing. MP, Faisal Al-Duwaisan said that such calls were quite natural but added that early parliamentary elections were usually called for after the Parliament had at least finished half of its term, not after only one year.
MP Dr Waleed Al-Tabtabaei responded to MPs who criticized his call to hold early elections. He questioned their concern while reiterating his classification of the current parliament as "dangerous." "The current Parliament is one of the most dangerous Parliaments in the history of Kuwait and could result in catastrophic outcomes for the people due to the fact that the Cabinet holds a majority support for enforcing any projects they desire," Al-Tabtabaei said. "An example of that is the privatization law which was passed despite the fact that it was rejected by 28 MPs.
Al-Tabtabaei further criticized MPs who called on him to stay at home following his remarks to dissolve Parliament, reported Al-Rai. He called on those MPs to respect other's opinions without resorting to such terminologies and attacks. The MP also responded to being referred to as a 'Sheesha MP,' a moniker he earned following his efforts to shut down coffee shops providing sheesha to costumers as well as tents to host suspicious gatherings during the holy months of Ramadan. He added that it's honorable for him to be known as a person committed to "tackling all negative and illegal practices in society.
© Kuwait Times 2010
