The representative of Khuzestan in the Assembly of Experts said that the government has a duty to obtain public satisfaction and said, “The government needs to consider the public interest and satisfaction when making decisions.” RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Ayatollah Abbas Ka’bi, the representative of the people of Khuzestan province in the Assembly of Experts, referred to the recent protests over the increased price of gasoline in Iran and said, “The events of the last few days were instigated with the pretext of the increase of price of gasoline and by riding the wave of the enemies and in regard to this subject, a number of issues must be separated.”
The member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom stressed that the government’s resources are needed to provide a basic level of livelihood for the people and said, “Another issue is that the provision of public safety, public places and public property is the responsibility of the security bodies and the government must act in regard to their duties.”
Ayatollah Ka’bi said that the government has a duty to obtain public satisfaction and said, “The government needs to consider the public interest and satisfaction when making decisions. Decisions which increase stress, crises and which weren’t implemented in an appropriate manner are among the roots of the recent insecurity of the past few days and the public grievances over the increased prices of gasoline.”
His Eminence said, “The government could have pursued a gradual increase in the cost of gasoline instead of increasing it abruptly from 10,000 rials [$0.08] to 30,000 rials [$0.25] a litre so that it would have been tolerable for society.”
He stressed the necessity for the government to monitor the prices of goods and said, “The government must try to stop the increased prices of goods and control the market so that the people don’t witness the exploitation of the situation.”
Ayatollah Ka’bi said, “The demands of the public must be made within the framework of the law. One of the demands of the people is to maintain law and order and an active presence in order to prevent the exploitation of the enemies’ to foment insecurity.”
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