The former mayor of Tehran’s allusion to Zakani: Those who want to build a mosque in Qeytarieh Park want to say, for example, that we are very religious.
Pirouz Hanachi, the former mayor of Tehran, says the main problem in managing Tehran’s municipality is deviating from the city’s priorities and the needs of the capital’s residents. Those who want to build a mosque in Qeytarieh Park ignore Tehran’s air pollution, traffic, and the reduction of urban green spaces, and they want to send a message elsewhere that we are devout people.
The municipality is now pursuing a mission other than its own responsibilities. The most important issue in urban management is revenue sources.
These types of constructions not only do not generate income for the city, but also require expenses from the municipality’s resources for their construction, management, and maintenance.
Building mosques is the people’s work, and the municipality should facilitate this task.
Someone who imposes such costs on city and country management and insists on this idea, namely building a mosque in Qeytarieh, wants to say we are very religious and we take on all the costs.
