The ruling People's National Congress (PNC) denied opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) claims that the government was threatening civil servants with dismissal and interfering in parliamentary elections. The PNC said remarks by an individual at a campaign meeting were not party policy and that dismissing people from jobs based on political ideology was not its policy.
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The ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) on Saturday denied the opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP)'s claims that the government was threatening civil servants with their jobs and that the government was interfering in the parliamentary elections.
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During this election campaign, the government is unfairly dismissing people who do not vote for the PNC candidate and hiring people who will vote for the PNC candidate,
We will win the support and love of the people by bringing the development they want and by listening to the voice of the people,
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At a campaign meeting of the PNC candidate from Lh.Hinnavaru constituency, a video where Ahmed Shareef Abdul-Rahman Yusuf demands for 'control' of government employees, especially those working at the Felivaru factory, and action against them if they failed to cooperate had gone viral on social media.
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The opposition MDP issued a statement condemning Ahmed’s speech. The MDP statement called on the Election Commission to investigate the matter.
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The PNC responded, saying that the opinion expressed by an individual is not the whole party’s policy.
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