MP Ibrahim Shareef, MDP – Maradhoo Constituency, has claimed that the People’s Majlis is deadlocked deliberately and that the Speaker Mohamed Nasheed should be taken to court for leading the parliament into the stalemate.
MP Shareef made the statement as the notice sent to Deputy Speaker Eva Abdullah by the Secretariat of the Majlis to respond to a no-confidence motion against her on the floor expires on June 11.
The Secretary General of the Majlis has said on Thursday that the motion could not be included in the agenda items for the day. The decision was made as debate-time allocation rules have so far not been revised by the General Purpose Committee following recent changes to representations of political parties in the Majlis. Permanent Committees have not been functioning since party affiliations in the Majlis had changed.
Shareef speaking on the stalemate, said that nobody should be given the power to hijack the legislature which constitutes one of the three branches of the government, namely the legislative, executive and the judicial branches.
He also said that the State must uphold the Constitution and ensure smooth functioning of rule of the law.
According to Shareef, the Majlis was led into the present deadlock by ‘partners-in-crime’ Speaker Mohamed Nasheed and Head of the Secretariat, Secretary General Fathimath Niusha. He describes ‘the engineered deadlock’ a rebellion (against the State).
“Legal action must be taken against the Secretary General and President Nasheed for engineering the deadlock in the Majlis,” said Shareef.
Shareef thinks that while the no-confidence motions against Deputy Speaker Eva and Speaker Nasheed do not move in the parliament, cases can be filed at the Supreme Court appealing to dismiss them from their positions.
Also, as the Majlis was led into the stalemate with assistance from members of the staff of the Secretariat, corrective legal actions must be pursued against them as well, said Shareef.
In another option, Shareef suggested that the longest serving MP in the parliament could sit on the Speaker’s chair immediately, facilitating debate on the motions that had been introduced against the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.
MP Shareef made the statement as the notice sent to Deputy Speaker Eva Abdullah by the Secretariat of the Majlis to respond to a no-confidence motion against her on the floor expires on June 11.
The Secretary General of the Majlis has said on Thursday that the motion could not be included in the agenda items for the day. The decision was made as debate-time allocation rules have so far not been revised by the General Purpose Committee following recent changes to representations of political parties in the Majlis. Permanent Committees have not been functioning since party affiliations in the Majlis had changed.
Shareef speaking on the stalemate, said that nobody should be given the power to hijack the legislature which constitutes one of the three branches of the government, namely the legislative, executive and the judicial branches.
He also said that the State must uphold the Constitution and ensure smooth functioning of rule of the law.
According to Shareef, the Majlis was led into the present deadlock by ‘partners-in-crime’ Speaker Mohamed Nasheed and Head of the Secretariat, Secretary General Fathimath Niusha. He describes ‘the engineered deadlock’ a rebellion (against the State).
“Legal action must be taken against the Secretary General and President Nasheed for engineering the deadlock in the Majlis,” said Shareef.
Shareef thinks that while the no-confidence motions against Deputy Speaker Eva and Speaker Nasheed do not move in the parliament, cases can be filed at the Supreme Court appealing to dismiss them from their positions.
Also, as the Majlis was led into the stalemate with assistance from members of the staff of the Secretariat, corrective legal actions must be pursued against them as well, said Shareef.
In another option, Shareef suggested that the longest serving MP in the parliament could sit on the Speaker’s chair immediately, facilitating debate on the motions that had been introduced against the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.
