MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail said President Mohamed Muizzu has no authority to dictate how MPs vote, saying whiplines must be decided by the party's parliamentary group. A PNC-backed amendment to the Courts Act was accepted for parliamentary consideration with 64 votes in favour and sent to the Judiciary Committee, while the Supreme Court hears a petition challenging the related constitutional amendment.
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The President's Office should not interfere in parliamentary voting matters. Whiplines must be decided by the party's parliamentary group
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the PNC-backed amendment to the Courts Act was accepted for parliamentary consideration with 64 votes in favour
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while 10 PNC members, despite some attending the sitting, did not participate in the vote
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the PNC-backed amendment to the Courts Act was accepted for parliamentary consideration with 64 votes in favour
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Following the vote, the bill was sent to the Judiciary Committee for review, where it passed in approximately an hour without amendments, with eight members voting in favour. Two MDP members on the committee opposed the bill, while PNC member Anara Naeem abstained.
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The Supreme Court is currently hearing a petition challenging the constitutionality of the amendment.
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