The Parliament says it has received the no-confidence motion filed against Speaker of the Parliament Mohamed Nasheed.
In a tweet, the Parliament said that its secretariat has received the motion and that it would follow the Constitution as well as the regulations of the legislative house when processing the motion.
The motion against the former President was submitted to the Parliament yesterday with the signatures of 54 MPs including 50 MPs from MDP at which Nasheed still remains as Party president. Four MPs belonging to MDP refused to sign the no-confidence motion against the Speaker while 4 MPs from other parties gave their signs to remove Nasheed.
hey include the leader of Maldives Democratic Alliance MDA MP Ahmed Siyam and MP for Kaashidhoo Constituency Abdullah Jabir.
The MP listed several reasons why they are filing the motion against Nasheed. The motion said that Nasheed hindered parliament work by not allowing committees to be formed.
The motion also noted that Nasheed has on several occasions handed over his responsibilities as the Speaker to another in the middle of the session and though regulations say that the Speaker must give a reason for this, Nasheed failed to provide a valid reason.
The motion further accused Nasheed of aiding MPs who seek to disrupt parliament proceedings and decorum and also take part in debates while acting as Speaker.
The 54 MPs allege that Nasheed hindered the no-confidence motion proceedings against Attorney General Ibrahim Riffath and failed to be objective as well as hold person grudges against MPs.
The motion further said that Nasheed was elected as the Speaker of the Parliament with the votes of many MPs and that they gave their vote to achieve what the people want.
But the motion further stated that if Nasheed continues in his post, the parliament would not be able to perform its legal duties to its fullest capacity and further lose its standing with the public.
