The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday expressed his rejection to delay the parliamentary elections in Iraq.

Al-Sadr said in a statement, "If life goes ... I will not allow another postponement of the elections ..."

"During this period, everyone should be patriotic…. and work to stop clashes," he added.

Al-Sadr stressed, "We should be wary of corruption and manipulations, whether in the election law or interfering in the commission work or anything else that hurts the people."