Speaker expels MP Rozaina from parliament chamber
The Addu Meedhoo MP protested the speaker’s refusal to grant her a point of order.
14 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
Speaker Mohamed Nasheed ordered MP Rozaina Adam to leave the chamber during Thursday’s sitting of parliament for refusing to sit down and allow the budget debate to continue.
Both the speaker and MP for Addu Meedhoo are part of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party’s 65-seat super majority in the 87-member house.
Rozaina started loudly protesting after Nasheed refused to grant her a point of order while opposition Progressive Party of Maldives MP Ahmed Shiyam was speaking. Nasheed advised her twice to abide by the rules but she continued speaking over Dhaandhoo MP Yaugoob Abdulla.
After previously granting points of order to three other MDP MPs – all of whom sought to respond to the Naifaru MPs’ criticism of the government – Nasheed noted that a point of order could be raised only to bring loss of order or violation of standing orders to the speaker’s attention and urged his colleagues to allow the opposition lawmaker to finish his budget speech.
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