Kuwait's information minister resigned yesterday, one day before he was due to be questioned in parliament mainly over allowing immoral Western-style concerts in the Muslim country. Mohammad Abulhasan handed in his resignation to Prime Minister Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the state news agency Kuna reported, but did not say whether it had been accepted. "I handed in my resignation ... not to avoid serving my country or in fear of political questioning, but to protect my country from political discussions, skirmishes and wrangling from which we would all lose," Abulhasan said. Abulhasan, the only Shi'ite Muslim minister in the 18-member cabinet, was due to be questioned today by some Islamic MPs over allegations including neglect of social values after he approved music concerts deemed un-Islamic by critics. Shaikh Sabah has warned that the questioning, demanded by Islamic Sunni MPs, could lead to sectarian rifts in the country if it were mishandled. Waleed Al Tabtabae, an MP, accused Abulhasan of "running away from political responsibility" by resigning and said there were no differences between Shi'ite and Sunni members of parliament over the case. "The questioning covers issues agreed upon by both Sunnis and Shi'ites which is to protect values and morals," he said.