DRP requests EC to remove Umar Naseer from party membership list
04 Jan 2011, 7:39 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The main opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) has requested that the Elections Commission remove the name of Umar Naseer, its former Deputy Leader, from the party’s membership list.
The calls follow an escalating war of words between Naseer and the party’s current leader, Ahmed Thasmeen Ali, over the former deputy’s dismissal from the DRP late last year that more recently led to violent clashes at a meeting held at DRP headquarters.
Acknowledging the DRP’s request, Elections Commissioner Fuad Thaufeeq said that Naseer has also sent a letter to the commission in an attempt to counter the calls to remove him.
“The commission is now considering the matter and will go for a conclusion today or sometime tomorrow,” said Thaufeeq. “Most of the time, these matters end up in the party’s favour.”
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