Politics

Campaign trail: blame Nasheed

Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.

04 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
A daily roundup of headlines made by the candidates, running mates and their surrogates on the campaign trail.
September 3

Completion of Dhagethi harbour and water system project marked (PSM)

Warm welcome from Mahibadhoo, president opens new roads (Avas)

President marks completion of Alif Dhaal Mahibadhoo road construction (PSM)

Jailing of political leaders pinned on Nasheed! (Mihaaru)

Opposition’s thinking is to put people in jail: President Yameen (Sun)

President Maumoon had to go to jail because of efforts with Nasheed behind it: Nihan (PSM)

Tyrants are in jail: Nihan (Sun)

Allah answers prayers, all the tyrants are in jail: Nihan (Raajje)

There is no tyranny, opposition can’t talk about making institutions independent: president (Mihaaru)

It was the opposition that deprived institutions of independence: president (Avas)

Opposition can’t run institutions independently: president (VFP)

I have a retort to everything the opposition says: President Yameen (Sun)

President’s pledge to people of Mahibadhoo: I will expand land if given a second term (PSM)

President promises to reclaim land in Mahibadhoo (Avas)

A government can’t be run by divvying up shares: President Yameen (Mihaaru)

President says a new school will be built in Thoddoo (PSM)

President criticises dressing children in yellow t-shirts (VFP)

Maldivians can’t always be put to swing on lhos undhoali [a swing made from lettuce tree timber]: president (PSM)

I have proven the joy of development, trust me: president (Avas)

Youth is the nation’s capital: president (PSM)

Penalty taken with false ideology won’t be a goal: Shaheem (Mihaaru)

Give a second term to President Yameen to make Kulhudhuffushi airport international: Dr Shaheem (PSM)

People of Kulhudhuffushi values President Yameen’s development: Dr Shaheem (Sun)

This is the time to build the nation without getting political: Shaheem (Mihaaru)

There are scholars who “light up” for every election: Nihan (Mihaaru)

Muizz’s question: what are you trying to say from behind those who demeaned and weakened Islam? (PSM)

Ari atoll should leave JP and give majority to President Yameen: Thoriq (Mihaaru)

Inviting foreign armies is plunging nation into critical state: Azima (PSM)

Visiting four islands in the central Ari atoll, President Abdulla Yameen blamed former president Mohamed Nasheed for the widely condemned jailing of politicians during the past four years. Nasheed had wanted to jail his opponents when he was in power, he said: “He has succeeded in that. Maybe he couldn’t do it in his government.”

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