TEHRAN (Iran News) – Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade finally yesterday showed up in Majlis to attend his impeachment session but he failed to survive the impeachment scare as lawmakers agreed his impeachment with 162 votes against 102 and he is the first minister of President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi who loses Majlis confidence vote.
In his impeachment session, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin in defense of his performance said: “Today we need unity, we compensate with empathy.”
Referring to the false news published in recent days about handing over the car to the MPs during his previous impeachment, the minister said: “Fatemi Amin is not infected with corruption!”
He added: I am in the position of execution and your representatives are in the position of supervision, and if my answers are not convincing, I will hand over the position to the next soldier.
Referring to the issue of cars Fatemi Amin said: The car industry of the country is in bad condition, we are now in the middle of the way and we have reached good places.
Fatemi Amin said: “The car industry has many problems, but today its price is more noticeable. Car production has decreased and increased at times due to sanctions, which means that the enemy knows that cars have wide economic dimensions.”
In defense of Fatemi Amin and addressing the Majlis, President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi said that his presence at the parliament signals that the impeachment is not the manifestation of difference and deep disagreement but the sign of responsibility.
The President said that his presence is because of the fact that the impeachment of a given minister might be interpreted by some groups as the manifestation of deep disagreement.
Raisi went on to stress that he is grateful to those who saw the impeachment as part of their responsibility.
He added: “We agree with the Parliament on some issues.”
He noted: The point of agreement between the parliament and the government is that the situation of the car industry in the country needs to be changed.
Meanwhile in the impeachment session, lawmaker Jalil Mirmohammadi Meybodi spoke out against the impeachment of the Minister of Industry.
Meybodi argued that the impeachment does not send a message of empathy to solve the country’s problems, but instead creates further division and polarization in the Iranian political arena.
During his speech, Meybodi expressed concern about recent discussions regarding the government’s automobile, mining, and production statistics, as well as export data. He stressed that the impeachment of the minister does not solve the country’s problems.
Other lawmakers also defended the minister’s policies and measures, emphasizing the need for empathy between the government and parliament.
Representative Seyyed Mohammad Reza Mirtaj al-Dini warned against fomenting further division in the Iranian political arena, stressing the importance of unity to move the country forward.
