Safar rejects agricultural amendments

28 March 2010
KUWAIT: The Deputy Head of the Municipal Council recently criticized the Minister of Public Works and Municipality Affairs, Dr Fadhel Safar, for rejecting a decision passed by the Council on amending certain Articles of the regulations that govern agriculture.

Shayea Al-Shayea explained that the Minister had instructed the Council's members to take complete freedom while proposing amendments, as he also sent Municipality officials to attend workshops that were held at the council.

However, after the amendments were made by the members and approved by municipality officials, the minister rejected them. Furthermore, Al-Shayea explained that the amendments proposed were made for the best benefit of citizens, accusing the minister of acting against popular sentiments by rejecting the amendments.

He urged the minister to propose his own set of amendments if those presented by the council were found insufficient. He reiterated that Safar usually ignored regulations passed by the council.

Meanwhile, the Municipal Council member Muhalhal Al-Khalid also accused that the minister of making false promises, and rejecting the amendments after breaking immature promises.

He further indicated that they will escalate the issue by sending it to the Cabinet, reported Al-Qabas. The proposed amendments mainly concern those regulations that organize the plantation processes in residential areas, as more facilitated regulations were proposed for residents' benefit.

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