Bahraini minister questions draft law banning expats from driving
 

Dubai, June 2 (IANS) The constitutionality of the new controversial draft legislation that bars expatriates from driving in Bahrain is questionable, a minister said. Bahrain's State Information Minister and official spokeswoman Sameera Rajab said after a cabinet meeting that Bahrain's open minded society can**t turn back, the Gulf Daily News reported Monday. "We have always been moving forward, **t backwards," Rajab said, while stressing on Bahrain's pioneering approach in dealing with issues related to people's rights. Bahrain's parliament had approved a draft legislation -- as part of a draft traffic law -- which states that "resident expatriates living in Bahrain of **n-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) nationality are **t allowed to get a driving licence for a car or machine vehicle unless the nature of his/her job requires it".

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