Speaker cancels parliament after MPs continue dispute over cabinet endorsement
01 Nov 2010, 4:59 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The parliament sitting today was again cancelled after the opposition and ruling party MPs clashed over the issue of cabinet endorsement.
Newly-appointed spokesperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP Alhan Fahmy told Minivan News that the parliament sitting became heated after the MDP parliamentary group leader MP Moosa ‘Reeko’ Manik took a point of order saying that the cabinet endorsement should only be included in the agenda after amending parliament’s rules of procedure.
“Moosa said that parliament should only proceed with the issue after amending the rules of procedure,’’ said Alhan. ‘’He said that there was no procedure to follow when endorsing the cabinet ministers.’’
The opposition MPs disagreed and the sitting was concluded.
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