(A new controversy has erupted in Egypt after the newly elected president Dr. Muhammad Morsi issued a decree reinstating the lower house of the Parliament which was dissolved by the Supreme Command of Armed Forces when the Supreme Constitutional Court resolved to banish the house. The Islamists who have majority in the parliament deemed the decision to be the ill will of both the military and the SCC.
As I had previously given my views on the issue that Dr. Morsi should have shown patience and waited for the proper time to take such a drastic step which has aroused the rage of the Military Janta as well as the Supreme Constitutional Court. Dr. Morsi should not forget the fact that venomous feelings of the defeated pro-Mubarak, secular and liberal elements have not got cooled down so far. They are on the look out for a feint and skirmish to fell the Islamic forces with a decisive blow.
The president will have to be very careful in taking the decisions. Saving the revolution is much more important than satisfying the desires of your supporters. Propriety of the time for proper decisions matters greatly. All the battles are always not won in the battlefield. Now your success mostly depends on how much diplomatic skills you have with you to bring in work. far more than the weapons. It is not wise to wake the sleeping troubles. Munir Ahmed Khalili)
As I had previously given my views on the issue that Dr. Morsi should have shown patience and waited for the proper time to take such a drastic step which has aroused the rage of the Military Janta as well as the Supreme Constitutional Court. Dr. Morsi should not forget the fact that venomous feelings of the defeated pro-Mubarak, secular and liberal elements have not got cooled down so far. They are on the look out for a feint and skirmish to fell the Islamic forces with a decisive blow.
The president will have to be very careful in taking the decisions. Saving the revolution is much more important than satisfying the desires of your supporters. Propriety of the time for proper decisions matters greatly. All the battles are always not won in the battlefield. Now your success mostly depends on how much diplomatic skills you have with you to bring in work. far more than the weapons. It is not wise to wake the sleeping troubles. Munir Ahmed Khalili)
The Muslim Brotherhood called
a Tuesday million-march on the Twitter account of the group's official website
Ikhwanweb, to support President Mohamed
Morsi's Sunday decree
that reinstated the People's Assembly, the lower house of Egypt's parliament.
The Brotherhood’s Secretary-General Mahmoud Hussein told Al-Ahram's Arabic language news website that the aim of the march is not to support Morsi per se but rather his decisions that Hussein says have "fulfilled the public demands to regain the parliament, an achieved goal of the revolution."
"The mass protest was called for by the Brotherhood in order to join the masses, who were happy at the news of the restoration of the People’s Assembly," Hussein added. The venue of the protest has yet to be decided.
Morsi’s decision to revoke the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' (SCAF) 15 June decree dissolving the People’s Assembly was met with approval from Islamist political parties, which hold the majority of seats in parliament, as well as revolutionary forces such as writer Alaa Al-Aswany and the April 6 Youth Movement.
However, other public figures have voiced concerns over the decision, such as celebrated opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, former presidential hopeful Ayman Nour and Fouad Badrawi, secretary-general of the liberal Wafd Party.
Several liberal and leftist parliamentary parties, including the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and the Tagammu Party, have also rejected the decree and announced they are boycotting future parliamentary sessions, which are set to resume Tuesday
The People's Assembly was dismantled mid-June by the then-ruling military council pursuant to a ruling by Egypt's High Constitutional Court that found parliamentary elections law – which governed last year's legislative polls – unconstitutional.
While some legal experts argue that Morsi had disregarded the court ruling by issuing his controversial decision, others assert that he has only revoked the SCAF’s implementation of the verdict.
The Brotherhood’s Secretary-General Mahmoud Hussein told Al-Ahram's Arabic language news website that the aim of the march is not to support Morsi per se but rather his decisions that Hussein says have "fulfilled the public demands to regain the parliament, an achieved goal of the revolution."
"The mass protest was called for by the Brotherhood in order to join the masses, who were happy at the news of the restoration of the People’s Assembly," Hussein added. The venue of the protest has yet to be decided.
Morsi’s decision to revoke the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' (SCAF) 15 June decree dissolving the People’s Assembly was met with approval from Islamist political parties, which hold the majority of seats in parliament, as well as revolutionary forces such as writer Alaa Al-Aswany and the April 6 Youth Movement.
However, other public figures have voiced concerns over the decision, such as celebrated opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, former presidential hopeful Ayman Nour and Fouad Badrawi, secretary-general of the liberal Wafd Party.
Several liberal and leftist parliamentary parties, including the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and the Tagammu Party, have also rejected the decree and announced they are boycotting future parliamentary sessions, which are set to resume Tuesday
The People's Assembly was dismantled mid-June by the then-ruling military council pursuant to a ruling by Egypt's High Constitutional Court that found parliamentary elections law – which governed last year's legislative polls – unconstitutional.
While some legal experts argue that Morsi had disregarded the court ruling by issuing his controversial decision, others assert that he has only revoked the SCAF’s implementation of the verdict.
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