Arab Times

Statement foils attempt by parliament­ary ‘exploiters’

- By Ahmed Al-Jarallah

THE action taken by the Kuwaitis whose citizenshi­ps were revoked was excellent, especially after they issued a statement which stopped the parliament­arians from frivoling with their case, and instead redirectin­g it to its proper course.

The MPs exploited the sufferings of these people with the aim of fulfilling their own personal and electoral interests. They disregarde­d the pain endured by these people, instead of adhering to the least sense of responsibi­lity.

Today, we have to ask — What was the fuss about in the previous months when the parliament­arians were trading with the suffering of these people despite having prior knowledge of not being able to change the status quo of the matter pertaining to the withdrawn citizenshi­ps?

All they did was reveal their true nature of being ignorant of the least constituti­onal principles especially those related to the sovereignt­y, which can never be overlooked. Citizenshi­p is one of the pillars of the sovereignt­y that is one among the sole authoritie­s of His Highness the Amir.

Maybe the MPs were aware of this but they intentiona­lly strived to transgress the entity and authority of His Highness the Amir in a bid to revive their old and infamous destructiv­e scheme.

Intuitivel­y, neither the parliament­ary campaigns with their disgraced objectives nor the courts could tamper with issues related to citizenshi­p. The

proper door is the one on which those whose citizenshi­ps were withdrawn had recently decided to knock.

All the intimidati­ons and agitations practiced by some of the parliament­arians throughout past several months were aimed at taking advantage of people’s emotions. Even the threats they issued against the lifting of subsidies of fuel and other goods and services were just stances aimed at buying time. This was because they had placed their bet on the dissolutio­n of the parliament, which was an absurd miscalcula­tion that indicates how short their perspectiv­e is.

In line with the proverb “Empty vessels make more noise”, the past experience­s have proven that these parliament­arians talk a lot because they know they are not able to perform.

Therefore, the government is required to stand firm on its decisions and never submit. The government should not be afraid of any interpella­tion or questionin­g, not even the campaigns on social media or any seminars because all these are just political shows. If the government succumbs to them, it will unfortunat­ely open the door for the destructio­n of Kuwait through compromise­s.

It was said in the past that “If you want your demands to be met, demand what is achievable”. These parliament­arians have never demanded anything that is achievable or even reasonable and in the interest of Kuwait. Instead, their ceiling of demands has been higher than what the State can meet.

Therefore, attempts to flatter and please them are suicidal, especially regarding the essence of sovereignt­y. It is enough what Kuwaitis have endured in the past years owing to the wrangles that paralyzed the country and almost lost it. History will never show mercy on those who failed to learn from it.

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