Salman alleged that the Chamber of Deputies was partisan in most of its work.
He criticised the behaviour of deputies and said they continued to sidestep the Constitution during parliamentary proceedings. Many deputies have vested interests and nothing to do with political work, Salman alleged.
He said he tried to encourage dialogue and open discussion on various proposals which had not been fully studied.
He also alleged that the Chamber did not seem to agree on anything and was claiming to be under stress.
Al Wefaq chief said some ministers underestimated the Chamber and did not bother about the democratic practices.
For example, some proposals were slated to be presented for discussion, but several weeks had passed and the executive authority had not forwarded anything to the Chamber, he said.
According to Salman, when the Minister of Finance, Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, walked out of a session, “we sought an apology. But his office refused.”
He reiterated that Al Wefaq would not pull out of the Chamber because people were urging it not to do so.
Referring to the conflict between him and Deputy Abdulaziz Abul, he said “Abul was not part of our bloc. We don’t want the issue to get out of proportion. We are not in a hurry to take a decision in the matter.”
Salman denied that he raised his voice at Abul in support of Al Wefaq.
