On the issue of the state and provincial councils, the Shah's regime had no alternative but to retreat after the Imam responded strongly and launched a scathing attack. Thus the newspapers wrote that this law was not enforceable. When the clergy who were extremely pleased at the mention of this subject went to meet the Imam, at a gathering of the clergymen, the Imam while offering a brief explanation stated that, "We did not do it; God did it."[1]
[1] We didn't do it; God did it: Hujjat al-Islam Qarahi