Al-Sadr urges provincial council members to remain neutral

Najaf-Members NAJAF / IraqiNews.com: Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday demanded those who will enter the provincial councils not to favor their blocs and to remain neutral in dealing with all kind of issues, according to a statement released by his office in Najaf. “The member should not take his party or his bloc’s side because partial interests might conflict with popular interests which is prohibited,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. Addressing a gathering of his followers of who won the local elections, al-Sadr said the new member should have experience in politics. He demanded them to vow to maintain Iraq’s unity. SH (P)/SR 1