Bahraini MPs meet today to end deadlock

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Al Wefaq, parliament’s biggest single bloc, was outraged when its written request to call Shaikh Ahmed for questioning over the Bandargate affair was outlawed as unconstitutional by parliament’s general-secretariat.

Al Wefaq bloc is still insisting that Shaikh Ahmed be called to parliament for questioning, but other blocs are refusing to back it.

Parliament second vice-chairman Dr Salah Abdulrahman called yesterday’s meeting, in the hope of healing the rift between MPs, following the latest row. But it ended without a breakthrough and parliament’s four blocs and independent MPs will meet again today.

Dr Abdulrahman said blocs were discussing whether the general-secretariat was right to rule the request to question Shaikh Ahmed as unconstitutional and how to handle the dispute.

"Some MPs have asked that we get a legal explanation on the parliament chairman’s role at the general-secretariat and whether he has the right to approve or reject any proposal by MPs," he said.

"This will be clarified as we continue meeting to help resolve the problem and ensure that no repeat of what has happened over the past two weeks happens during the next session."

MPs held two informal meetings over the row this week and last, but made no headway.

 

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