EGYPTIANS WELCOME THE DAWN OF SPRING SEASON

Mohammed Morsi, though took over as Egyptian President, nearly one month ago, a few formidable tasks were lying ahead of him since then. Anyhow he was determined to jump the hurdles on his way ahead, at last he has established himself firmly in the saddle now and for his successful completion of primary tasks he must be grateful to the citizens first and his party Muslim Brotherhood second. Before the might of peoples’ power Hosni Mubarak the dictator who was firmly in the saddle for about three decades was forced to step down in spite of his iron-grip over Egypt. Rampant poverty, unemployment, large-scale corruption and his dubious deals which made him a billionaire the patience of people reached its lowest ebb, were suppressing anger for such a prolonged time that they were waiting for an opportunity to rise in revolt against him. After ‘Jasmine Revolution’ succeeded in Tunisia which brought about the fall of the corrupt ruler of Tunisia, Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali, which acted as catalyst to the angry Egyptian citizens to unitedly fight for the overthrow of Mubarak.

After Mubarak’s downfall the military took charge under Field Marshall Muhammed Hussain Tantawi who unleashed a reign of terror against the people of Egypt and tried to suppress the rebellion that followed. The Egyptian citizens were bent upon fighting against the Army unitedly, they fought against it and ultimately Tantawi declared parliamentary elections in Egypt. Accordingly, within six months elections were held and Muslim Brotherhood emerged victorious. But the army was reluctant to step down and with the Supreme Court coming to the help of the Army dissolved the Parliament citing technical reasons.

But citizens went restless and later the army declared Presidential elections in which two main contestants appeared on the scene to occupy the prestigious seat. One contestant was Ahmed Shafeek who was a confident of Hosni Mubarak whom people detested. The other contestant was Mohammed Morsi fielded by Muslim Brotherhood. In the ensuing elections Mohammed Morsi was declared elected after the army played delaying tactics and at last was forced to declare the results.

Thus Mohammed Morsi, the winner took the oath of office and took over as the Egyptian President. But the power-hungry Field Marshall Muhammed Hussain Tantawi tried to curtail the powers of the President so that the army could maintain an upper hand over the democratically elected President.

Undettered by the army’s move, Morsi restored the Parliament cancelled by the Supreme Court and elected himself as the leader. That was not enough.

He wanted to replace the two generals Field Marshall Muhammed Hussain Tantawi and another commander Sami Anan. Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) which at the very outset ordered to restrict the powers of the President have now welcomed his decision and in the places of these two generals two new generals were appointed that too was welcomed by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. The two new generals are Abdul-Fatah al-Sessi and Major-General Sedki Sobhi. With the army’s wings clipped, Morsi as President regained all powers and declared elections to Parliament later this year. The Egyptian situation after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak was in fluid state with army remaining unwilling to part with its powers at last welcomed the dawn of spring season - a democratically elected govt under Mohammed Morsi.