Mohammad Bagh Galibahu made his speech at the public meeting of Parliament on Tuesday, marking the anniversary of the country’s constitutional revolution.
“Today, one of the most important chapters in Iran’s modern history began with the call of our nation for justice and law,” he said, Press TV reported.
The Iranian constitutional revolution took place between 1906 and 1911 during the Qajar era, where the Constitution and the establishment of the elected Parliament (Majlis) on August 5, 1906. As a result, the royal family was restricted and the parliamentary system was established.
The Speaker of the Congress further stated that Majlis is a child of the Constitutional Revolution and a valuable relic of the national movement that is entrusted to us today.
According to Gallibahu, the constitutional revolution faced many challenges, including foreign intervention, but “it arose from the heart of the people, and from religious and social faith and consciousness.”
He also described the movement as not only political change, but Iran’s pioneering efforts to build religious democracy and resist foreign tyranny.
The Constitutional Revolution “planted the seeds of the sole law recognition, public participation and demanding justice in the Iranian state,” he said.
“The Iranian state has shown that it does not embrace tyranny, is fighting evil foreign rule, and that it cannot hamper the historical motivations of this country’s quest for justice and freedom,” he added.
MNA