Majlis is depicted as an animal cage because work is done for rights of the people- Manik

Parliamentary group leader of ruling party, Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and Hulhuhenveiru MP, Moosa Manik (Reeko) has said that the Peoples’ Majlis is depicted by the opponents as an animal cage because work is being carried out in the Majlis for the rights of the people.

Moosa Manik said this at the inauguration of the campaign of Feydhoo MP Alhan Fahmy who is running in the MDP inter elections for the post of Vice President of the party.

Moosa Manik said that the Majlis is being portrayed as an animal cage by those MPs who are dissatisfied with the work carried out for the sake of the rights of the people by MPs who represent the interests and concerns of the people.

He said that the MPs were barred from the right to criticize, propose amendments and freedom of speech in the Majlis during the reign of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom.

“Prior to the Majlis sitting, the Speaker will announce it all. Then the Majlis will begun and they will be proposed. The role of the MPs then were to raise their hands as soon as they can and agree to those amendments. In about 25 minutes the sitting will be concluded and they will have their tea and go home,” Moosa Manik said.

Moosa Manik also said that it was foolish of those MPs who depict the Majlis as being a cage when they themselves are MPs. He said that this means they themselves accuse their own selves as being “animals from the same cage.”