‘Citizens need special privileges, not MPs’

The upcoming elections are going to be entirely different from the previously-held ones for various reasons and the most important of them is a change of attitude among the potential candidates. A good number of potential candidates have openly expressed that they are against special privileges for elected representatives of people.

They say these privileges take away the ‘common man’ in them, putting them in a comfort zone for the next four years. Speaking to our sister paper Al Ayam, potential candidate from the sixth constituency in the Southern Governorate, lawyer Ibrahim Al Mannai said that his main intention to run for the elections could be attributed to his support for His Majesty’s reform project. “All lawmakers were able to perform their tasks of helping out the citizens by providing better living standards only because of His Majesty’s reform project.

“There are so many things a parliamentarian can do to support this reform project. All laws and legislations can be studied and amended in the best interest of citizens apart from knowing the difficulties faced by citizens in order to solve them. When asked about his electoral slogan, Mr Al Mannai said it’s nothing but fight against corruption.

“It should begin with the MPs. No special privileges are needed for them. All MPs should be honest and engaged round-the-clock to improve the lives of citizens of this nation. “Transparency is also an important quality for lawmakers. They must be transparent to their voters, the citizens, be it in anything. They should also be able to strike deals with the executive authorities for the benefit of citizens.”