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Friday in the center and south against the privatization of electricity
Babylon and Dhi Qar / Hussein al-Amel and Iqbal Muhammad
Disobedience to investment and the
civil activist said that "the demonstrators raised the slogan of not pay electricity bills and waved civil disobedience if the federal government insisted on the imposition of privatization and pricing, which is inconsistent with the income of the majority of the population of the province."
"Why do poor people pay high bills for electricity? Why are not the corrupt officials who have been sacked and stole more than 40 billion dollars on the electricity sector and without any result?" He asked. "Public demonstrations are escalating as a result of the government harming the interests of the poor." Civil activist Khaled Hashim Khader told "Al-Mada" that "the people of Dhi Qar province are insisting on canceling the new pricing and returning to the pre-2016 pricing and expelling the investor and canceling privatization in the electricity sector."
Khadr pointed out that "the local government in Dhi Qar, both legislative and executive, has taken decisions to cancel privatization and expel the investor and not to apply the new pricing, but the decisive position remains in the hands of the Council of Ministers and we call on Abbadi to take a similar position in this area and victory for the poor and low-income segments."
The prosecution of electricity
and the panel of green "to sue the investor and the Ministry of Electricity for the imposition of individual decisions are not consistent with the will of the masses do not take into account their interests and do not respect the decisions of local governments, which is a partner in the management of the electricity file in accordance with the Constitution.
Thousands of people from Dhi Qar province on Friday (November 24, 2017) demonstrated in Al-Habboubi Square in the center of Nasiriyah to demand the cancellation of the electricity privatization project and the revision of the electricity pricing bill imposed by the Ministry of Electricity recently. .
The official spokesman of the Ministry of Electricity Musab teacher, said that "the Council of the province of Dhi Qar and any other provincial council may not interfere in the issue of electricity final Article 114 / II specifies that the Ministry of Electricity and the federal authority is responsible for the production and distribution of electric power is not Involvement of governorates not organized in a region. "
The teacher pointed out in previous press statements that "last month the Council of Dhi Qar filed a lawsuit against the Director General for the distribution of electricity for the same reason and the Federal Court responded to the suit 5 days ago because they are not interested in this subject.
He added that "the ministry is working to lift the burden on the Iraqi citizen by dealing with the owners of generators and entered this project, which equates the citizen with electricity and affordable wages."
He stressed that "demonstration is a right guaranteed by the Constitution and met the leaders of the demonstrations and conveyed to them the view of the Ministry of the subject and for us are in the interest of the citizen and the completion of the project."
Babel stopped privatization
For his part , said the secretary - general of the province of Babylon , Aqeel al - Rubaie , the "long", " The privatization of investment or collection of funds by local companies in the distribution sector can not develop electricity production because the real the problem and not collects money and that the people of Babylon rejectionists For this project that burdens the poor. "
Al-Rubaie said that "the people of Babylon refuse to allocate privatization in the collection of electricity and demands the prime minister to stop the work of the new pricing and calls on the provincial council to implement its resolution No. (8) on March 14, 2017, refusing to allocate and collect funds in the distribution sector in electricity because it is a local legislative authority.
"The problem of the collection of funds by local companies in the name of investment has become a problem of public opinion in Iraq and became the first talk because there are suspicions of financial corruption in it."
Al-Rubaie said that "the masses of Babylon after the first demonstration on Wednesday morning and followed by the Friday afternoon a large demonstration and the demonstrators will escalate their position in the event of not stopping the project and cancel the new electricity pricing."
The Chairman of the Investment Committee in the Council of Babil province, Asad al-Muslimawi said in an interview for "the extent", "The Investment Committee of the Council did not take its opinion on the investment project and the collection of funds in the distribution sector and this is a big mistake because the subject affects the people of Babylon and the provincial council took a decision in the third month of The current year rejected the decision of the Ministry of Electricity to invest in the distribution sector because the Ministry of Electricity issued decisions without reference to the local government in accordance with the provincial law.
"The Iraqis are fighting a holy war against al-Da'ash, and they have won and sacrificed it. The central government is honoring their families by raising electricity prices," he said.
"The Council of the province of Babylon discussed a few days ago the project and reaffirmed his refusal to invest in the distribution sector because it is a sharp knife on the necks of the poor." "We will call on the executive government to activate our previous decision to reject privatization because electricity is the lifeblood, and we must work for its permanence and delivery to all citizens," Musallamawi said.
To this, a member of the Council of Babil province, Ahmed al-Gharabawi, "the range", "The Council of the province of Babylon in its session numbered No. 8 in March of this year announced his rejection of the investment decision and on the proposal made by me and there is a popular rejection of large in all provinces.
Al-Gharabawi said that "the Ministry of Electricity has taken actual steps to start the process of investment in the distribution sector and the collection of funds and reached an investment contract with a local investor is able to achieve several achievements, as they say raising the hours of processing electricity to 24 or 22 hours per day and end the rumors in the network and the government budget In large amounts and other points bragging by those who adopt the project without consideration of what will suffer the poor citizen of the financial problems of large because of the high lists of collection and demanded Gharibawi Council of the province to activate the previous decision. The civil activist Salam Jaber Karim in an interview for "the extent", that "
"If the government cares about the residents of the center and the south, and they are a vital part in the battles of victory over a dhash, they should be honored by providing the best services for a nominal price.
"It was better for the government to follow up the billions of dollars spent on the electricity sector and know the doors of exchange and address corruption, knowing that the amounts spent enough to provide electricity throughout the day without interruption and at nominal prices. "As a result of the economic conditions of the country and the inefficiency of these companies and the demonstrations in Iraq, I call for the abolition of the subject of privatization currently."
"The decision of the ministry to invest electricity through collection and maintenance by a local company and the high prices of collection has become the issue of the hour, which generated great public discontent," complained Mourad Kareem in an interview with Al-Mada.
Karim said that "the majority of the people of Babylon reject the decision in toto and the host is a new and a major problem burdens of citizens."
Karim added: "I have spent large funds estimated more than 35 billion dinars in order to improve electricity and build new stations, we ask to be disclosed and how it was spent." He pointed out that "the provincial council rejected the decision of the ministry in the privatization of electricity or investment in the distribution sector was to activate the decision and ask the executive government to work and implement."
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Friday in the center and south against the privatization of electricity
Babylon and Dhi Qar / Hussein al-Amel and Iqbal Muhammad
Thousands of protesters in Dhi Qar on Friday protested in the center of Nasiriyah protesting the privatization of the electricity sector, demanding Prime Minister Haider Abadi, a decisive position, while waving civil disobedience and non-payment of electricity bills unless the privatization is canceled and reconsider the new pricing, Babylon categorically refused to invest in the energy distribution sector.
The civil activist in Dhi Qar Mohammad Yasser Al-Khayat told "Al-Mada" that "thousands of citizens from the people of Dhi Qar demonstrated yesterday (Friday) in the courtyard of Haboubi to reject the privatization of the electricity sector and impose a price that is not commensurate with the economic situation of the local population, who live more than a third of the number Their souls below the poverty line. "
Al-Khayyat pointed out that "the government's position towards the privatization of electricity is still weak and the federal government ignores the legitimate demands of citizens."
Al-Khayyat added that "the demonstrators demand that Abbadi take a decisive position on privatization and take into account the economic situation of the people of the province from the poor segments that have provided thousands of martyrs and wounded in clearing Iraqi cities of intimidation and terrorism."
He pointed out that "privatization is a punishment for the poor and the aim is to get rid of them and eliminate what is left of them."
Al-Khayyat pointed out that "the government's position towards the privatization of electricity is still weak and the federal government ignores the legitimate demands of citizens."
Al-Khayyat added that "the demonstrators demand that Abbadi take a decisive position on privatization and take into account the economic situation of the people of the province from the poor segments that have provided thousands of martyrs and wounded in clearing Iraqi cities of intimidation and terrorism."
He pointed out that "privatization is a punishment for the poor and the aim is to get rid of them and eliminate what is left of them."
Disobedience to investment and the
civil activist said that "the demonstrators raised the slogan of not pay electricity bills and waved civil disobedience if the federal government insisted on the imposition of privatization and pricing, which is inconsistent with the income of the majority of the population of the province."
"Why do poor people pay high bills for electricity? Why are not the corrupt officials who have been sacked and stole more than 40 billion dollars on the electricity sector and without any result?" He asked. "Public demonstrations are escalating as a result of the government harming the interests of the poor." Civil activist Khaled Hashim Khader told "Al-Mada" that "the people of Dhi Qar province are insisting on canceling the new pricing and returning to the pre-2016 pricing and expelling the investor and canceling privatization in the electricity sector."
Khadr pointed out that "the local government in Dhi Qar, both legislative and executive, has taken decisions to cancel privatization and expel the investor and not to apply the new pricing, but the decisive position remains in the hands of the Council of Ministers and we call on Abbadi to take a similar position in this area and victory for the poor and low-income segments."
The prosecution of electricity
and the panel of green "to sue the investor and the Ministry of Electricity for the imposition of individual decisions are not consistent with the will of the masses do not take into account their interests and do not respect the decisions of local governments, which is a partner in the management of the electricity file in accordance with the Constitution.
Thousands of people from Dhi Qar province on Friday (November 24, 2017) demonstrated in Al-Habboubi Square in the center of Nasiriyah to demand the cancellation of the electricity privatization project and the revision of the electricity pricing bill imposed by the Ministry of Electricity recently. .
The official spokesman of the Ministry of Electricity Musab teacher, said that "the Council of the province of Dhi Qar and any other provincial council may not interfere in the issue of electricity final Article 114 / II specifies that the Ministry of Electricity and the federal authority is responsible for the production and distribution of electric power is not Involvement of governorates not organized in a region. "
The teacher pointed out in previous press statements that "last month the Council of Dhi Qar filed a lawsuit against the Director General for the distribution of electricity for the same reason and the Federal Court responded to the suit 5 days ago because they are not interested in this subject.
He added that "the ministry is working to lift the burden on the Iraqi citizen by dealing with the owners of generators and entered this project, which equates the citizen with electricity and affordable wages."
He stressed that "demonstration is a right guaranteed by the Constitution and met the leaders of the demonstrations and conveyed to them the view of the Ministry of the subject and for us are in the interest of the citizen and the completion of the project."
Babel stopped privatization
For his part , said the secretary - general of the province of Babylon , Aqeel al - Rubaie , the "long", " The privatization of investment or collection of funds by local companies in the distribution sector can not develop electricity production because the real the problem and not collects money and that the people of Babylon rejectionists For this project that burdens the poor. "
Al-Rubaie said that "the people of Babylon refuse to allocate privatization in the collection of electricity and demands the prime minister to stop the work of the new pricing and calls on the provincial council to implement its resolution No. (8) on March 14, 2017, refusing to allocate and collect funds in the distribution sector in electricity because it is a local legislative authority.
"The problem of the collection of funds by local companies in the name of investment has become a problem of public opinion in Iraq and became the first talk because there are suspicions of financial corruption in it."
Al-Rubaie said that "the masses of Babylon after the first demonstration on Wednesday morning and followed by the Friday afternoon a large demonstration and the demonstrators will escalate their position in the event of not stopping the project and cancel the new electricity pricing."
The Chairman of the Investment Committee in the Council of Babil province, Asad al-Muslimawi said in an interview for "the extent", "The Investment Committee of the Council did not take its opinion on the investment project and the collection of funds in the distribution sector and this is a big mistake because the subject affects the people of Babylon and the provincial council took a decision in the third month of The current year rejected the decision of the Ministry of Electricity to invest in the distribution sector because the Ministry of Electricity issued decisions without reference to the local government in accordance with the provincial law.
"The Iraqis are fighting a holy war against al-Da'ash, and they have won and sacrificed it. The central government is honoring their families by raising electricity prices," he said.
"The Council of the province of Babylon discussed a few days ago the project and reaffirmed his refusal to invest in the distribution sector because it is a sharp knife on the necks of the poor." "We will call on the executive government to activate our previous decision to reject privatization because electricity is the lifeblood, and we must work for its permanence and delivery to all citizens," Musallamawi said.
To this, a member of the Council of Babil province, Ahmed al-Gharabawi, "the range", "The Council of the province of Babylon in its session numbered No. 8 in March of this year announced his rejection of the investment decision and on the proposal made by me and there is a popular rejection of large in all provinces.
Al-Gharabawi said that "the Ministry of Electricity has taken actual steps to start the process of investment in the distribution sector and the collection of funds and reached an investment contract with a local investor is able to achieve several achievements, as they say raising the hours of processing electricity to 24 or 22 hours per day and end the rumors in the network and the government budget In large amounts and other points bragging by those who adopt the project without consideration of what will suffer the poor citizen of the financial problems of large because of the high lists of collection and demanded Gharibawi Council of the province to activate the previous decision. The civil activist Salam Jaber Karim in an interview for "the extent", that "
"If the government cares about the residents of the center and the south, and they are a vital part in the battles of victory over a dhash, they should be honored by providing the best services for a nominal price.
"It was better for the government to follow up the billions of dollars spent on the electricity sector and know the doors of exchange and address corruption, knowing that the amounts spent enough to provide electricity throughout the day without interruption and at nominal prices. "As a result of the economic conditions of the country and the inefficiency of these companies and the demonstrations in Iraq, I call for the abolition of the subject of privatization currently."
"The decision of the ministry to invest electricity through collection and maintenance by a local company and the high prices of collection has become the issue of the hour, which generated great public discontent," complained Mourad Kareem in an interview with Al-Mada.
Karim said that "the majority of the people of Babylon reject the decision in toto and the host is a new and a major problem burdens of citizens."
Karim added: "I have spent large funds estimated more than 35 billion dinars in order to improve electricity and build new stations, we ask to be disclosed and how it was spent." He pointed out that "the provincial council rejected the decision of the ministry in the privatization of electricity or investment in the distribution sector was to activate the decision and ask the executive government to work and implement."
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