‘Govt biased toward some lawmakers’
Bill on terror priority: MP
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 28: The Cabinet is planning to discuss the amendments proposed on the B.O.T law in its next meeting after the Fatwa and Legislation Department prepares it and before it is referred to the Parliament next week, reports Al-Rai daily.
Meanwhile, sources said some parliamentary-governmental initiatives have been adopted to control the conflict that flared up between the government and legislative authorities when the four grilling requests were submitted, out of which two have been suspended.
Conflict
They revealed that conflict included accusations against some ministers for improper treatment of lawmakers. They explained that the four MPs met two ministers and conveyed a message of reproach to the government about its policy on dealing with MPs.
They stressed that the government shows partiality when dealing with the lawmakers and their transactions, indicating that five ministers do not treat the lawmakers properly and disregard their legal demands and transactions.
They revealed that the parliamentary majority will request HH the Prime Minister to approve the shuffling of about half of the governmental members at the beginning of the coming term.
Meanwhile, head of the Parliamentary Legislative Committee MP Maasouma Al-Mubarak revealed that the committee will hold a meeting on Sunday with representatives from the ministries of Interior, Justice and Finance to discuss the draft law on controlling money laundering and terrorism before referring it to the Parliament, reports AlShahed daily.
Priority
She said this draft law is one of the legislative priorities of both the government and the parliament.
Meanwhile, MP Abdullah Al-Mayouf requested his colleagues to grant the government a chance to realize achievements and stabilize the political situation in the country.
He stressed that he trusts the lawmakers and their intentions, indicating that the government is still treating the National Assembly as though it is a temporary parliament, which is why the lawmakers are pushed into using their constitutional tools.