Chairperson Wafd Party praises Jan. 25

Chairperson of Egypt's Wafd Party stressed that what happened in January 25, six years ago was a popular revolution, saying that the history will not change the facts. He added that the Egyptian revolution was launched by the Egyptian people against Mubarak's regime to achieve the freedom and social justice.

He added that the Egyptian people were aspiring to a better future for their country so the military institution, led by former Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, blessed the revolution and protected it. It does not make sense to describe the revolution as a conspiracy after six years.

He stressed, in an interview with "Arabs Today", that describing January 25 Revolution as a conspiracy is similar to those who described July 23 as a military coup. He added, "Those people who attempt to smear July 23 enjoyed free education and other advantages that we still enjoy."

If January 25 Revolution failed to achieve any of its objectives, it would be satisfied to undermine Mubarak's plan to give the power to his son Gamal. He added, "Thanks to January 25 Revolution, the rulers cannot ignore the people's will anymore."

Badawy accused Muslim Brotherhood of stealing the revolution, saying that they used to achieve their ambitions and interests. The group's aspirations strongly appeared after the constitutional amendments referendum held on March 19, 2011, Badawy said.

He stressed that they used these amendments to seize the power, saying that they resumed the same approach after Morsi's ascent to the presidency in 2012. He blamed this approach for June 30 Revolution in which the people took the streets to restore their first revolution.

It was great opportunity for the Muslim Brotherhood to integrate with the different categories of the Egyptian community, while they failed to use it, according to the Egyptian politician, as they focused on achieving their objectives

He praised the performance of the parliament, describing it as one of the turning points in Egypt's history since its establishment in 1866. He pointed out that the different categories of the Egyptian community are represented in this parliament, including Copts, women and young people.

He underlined the critical conditions that face the parliament since the beginning of its work, signalling to the constitutional and legal challenges in addition to the other challenges facing the Egyptian state. He called the parliament for treating the repercussions of the recent economic decisions through expanding social protection programs.