The Parliament sitting scheduled for today has been canceled due to the absence of the Vice-President of the Parliament, Eva Abdulla.
Today's session was held at the request of the MDP parliamentary group. MDP Parliamentary Group Leader said that according to the rules of the House, a motion of no confidence against the Speaker of the House can be held on any day other than a public holiday. So, although today is Thursday, MDP requested to hold a Parliament session as it is not an official public holiday. The no-confidence motion was also put on the agenda for today's sitting.
With Eva being absent from Parliament and as the no-confidence motion against President Nasheed has been delayed, the Parliament has gone into a deadlock. The MDP has also decided not to cooperate with the work of the Parliament. With this, work on the budget for next year has not started until the end of October.
Following the delay in the no-confidence motion, the MDP has filed in the Supreme Court to declare that the adjournment of the Parliament is in violation of Article 8 of the Constitution and to order the Parliament to proceed with the no-confidence motion against the Speaker by the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure. The MDP also asked the Supreme Court to declare that no further work of the Parliament can be done until the resolution is completed.
Today's session was held at the request of the MDP parliamentary group. MDP Parliamentary Group Leader said that according to the rules of the House, a motion of no confidence against the Speaker of the House can be held on any day other than a public holiday. So, although today is Thursday, MDP requested to hold a Parliament session as it is not an official public holiday. The no-confidence motion was also put on the agenda for today's sitting.
With Eva being absent from Parliament and as the no-confidence motion against President Nasheed has been delayed, the Parliament has gone into a deadlock. The MDP has also decided not to cooperate with the work of the Parliament. With this, work on the budget for next year has not started until the end of October.
Following the delay in the no-confidence motion, the MDP has filed in the Supreme Court to declare that the adjournment of the Parliament is in violation of Article 8 of the Constitution and to order the Parliament to proceed with the no-confidence motion against the Speaker by the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure. The MDP also asked the Supreme Court to declare that no further work of the Parliament can be done until the resolution is completed.
