After deteriorating relations with India, the government of Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu is constantly under question. It is being told that the main opposition party of Maldives is ready to file an impeachment motion against Mohammed Muizzu.
India has also made its stand clear on this. Addressing the weekly media briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that this is an internal matter of Maldives and India would not like to comment on it.
India told that it is an internal matter of Maldives
“These are internal matters of Maldives and we would not like to comment on it,” Jaiswal told reporters.
Earlier this week, an MP from the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party in the Maldives Parliament said his party, along with others, had gathered enough signatures to file an impeachment motion against Muizzu.
However, he said the opposition has not yet presented it in Parliament.
Ruckus in Maldives Parliament
The development came a day after violence broke out in the Maldives Parliament, when MPs from pro-government parties People’s National Congress (PNC) and Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) disrupted the proceedings and clashed with the Speaker.
The clash occurred during a special session called to seek parliamentary approval for ministers in President Mohammad Muizzu’s cabinet.
Muizzu turned against India as soon as he became President
45-year-old Muizzu had defeated Ibrahim Mohammad Solih, a candidate with close ties to India, in the presidential election held in September last year.
Since his election, there has been a diplomatic tussle between Maldives and India on many issues.
The diplomatic row began when Muizzu demanded India to withdraw its troops within 24 hours of his swearing-in.