India’s opposition is proving costly for Maldives’ pro-China President Mohammed Muizzu.
He is not getting support on this stand in his own Parliament. Now before his speech in Parliament, the two main opposition parties of Maldives have decided to boycott.
The Maldivian Democratic Party and the Democrats Party will boycott the President’s speech in the Maldives Parliament on Monday.
MDP, which has the largest number of seats in the House, has not yet said that it is going to boycott Muizzu’s address. The Democrats have said that they will not participate in the President’s address regarding the appointment of three ministers.
Let us tell you that the opposition parties had opposed the appointment of three ministers. Despite this, the government made three members ministers again.
According to media reports, the President’s speech is to be given at 9 am on Monday. Let us tell you that the President’s speech is to be made in the Parliament before the first session of the year.
In this speech he will tell about the development work in the country and future plans. Let us tell you that Muizzu is a staunch supporter of China. At the same time, opposition parties do not like this.
Both the major opposition parties had already said that India has been a long-time ally of Maldives and will continue to be so. Muizzu was cornered in both the parties for his anti-India stance.
The opposition parties had said in their joint statement, both the MDP and the Democrats believe that we should not spoil relations with our long-time allies.
For the well-being of the people of Maldives, it is very important to take the countries that are our development partners into consideration. Every government of the country should maintain good relations with them.
Maldives has traditionally been doing the same. If there is stability in the Indian Ocean, there will be stability in Maldives too and development will be possible.
Let us tell you that just a few days ago, the government of Maldives has given permission to Chinese ships to come to its port.
Muizzu’s ministers had made objectionable remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after which the tension between the two countries had increased considerably.
Now the Foreign Minister of Maldives has said that the Indian Army soldiers will be sent back by May 10.
The first contingent will return only on March 10. This was agreed upon after a high level meeting held in Delhi.