Manama: The move to grill the information minister following the airing of a show that allegedly denigrated Kuwait's tribes has gathered pace among lawmakers.
"Things look bright and three more MPs have joined the 20 lawmakers who have already signed up for the quizzing of the minister," said MP Ali Al Deqbasi, who sought the questioning of Shaikh Ahmad Al Abdullah.
"We are confident that more MPs will join us within the next few days," he said in a statement published in the Kuwaiti media.
MP Mislim Al Barrak said that the evidence in the possession of the MPs was enough to make other members of the parliament call for action against him. He did not however explain the nature of the evidence.
Under fire
The minister came under fire after a private television station, Al Sour, last year aired a show in which some of the guests denigrated tribesmen and said that they broke Kuwaiti law by holding dual citizenship.
Tribesmen make up around half of the native population and also half of the parliament.
The station was taken off the air and its owner briefly detained. However, several MPs said that they wanted the minister to assume his responsibilities for not taking stringent action against media that "worked on dividing the country and eroding its unity."
"We are all ready to grill the minister on March 2. It is up to the government to decide now if they want to reshuffle the cabinet or to dismiss the minister," Al Deqbasi said.
