Deputy Ahmed al-Saidani refuses to personally target the ministers

MP Ahmad al-Saidani called on the minister for social affairs to defend himself over what he described as political heresy under the dome of parliament.

Saidani considered that personally targeting government members with the aim of scoring political points or employing it in election campaigns unacceptable, stressing at the same time his rejection of this direction while not opposing the principle of government performance assessment and objective accountability.

MP Ahmad al-Saidani denounced what he described as the political harassment of government members by some MPs. Saidani said during a parliamentary debate on the budgets of ministries that some MPs are exerting pressure on ministers to achieve electoral gains.