Kuwait has plunged into fresh political turmoil after opposition MPs unleashed a serious bid to unseat the oil-rich Gulf state's Premier. According to political analyst Anwar al-Rasheed, this crisis is a part of the old and still ongoing conflict between a party that does not accept democracy in Kuwait and the pro-democracy camp. The conflict is raging around government attempts to neutralise the constitution by withdrawing key legislative and supervisory powers enjoyed by MPs. The crisis was sparked by a police crackdown on a public gathering on December 8 held by the opposition to protest an alleged government-backed plot to amend the 1962 constitution with the aim of suppressing public freedoms. Forces used batons to beat up demonstrators, injuring at least four MPs and a dozen citizens.The emirate has been rocked by almost non-stop disputes since 2006 when Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah was appointed Prime Minister.