Mahlouf resubmits resolution cutting Rf20K committee allowance, after MDP forces Mariya to withdraw it
04 Apr 2011, 6:18 PM
MDP MP and Party Chairperson Maryia Ahmed Didi today withdrew a resolution to cut the controversial Rf20,000 (US$1550) committee allowance from the MP Privileges Bill.
Mariya told Minivan News today that she withdrew the resolution following a vote by the MDP Parliamentary Group.
“I was not at that meeting,” she said, “but I bowed to the party’s rules and took it out. However I told parliament that I did not want the Rf20,000 committee allowance myself and urged group members not to take the committee allowance. That got a good reaction from quite a few MPs.”
Mariya acknowledged that there was strong public sentiment against MPs receiving the committee allowance, including among the party’s own member base, which on top of their Rf 62,500 (US$4860) salaries would place Maldivian MP income on par with that of Sweden.
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