Bill on Amendments to Protection of Religion Act reassigned to Committee Stage

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

Amendments proposed to “Bill on Amendments to Protection of Religion Act has been re-assigned for further review to the ad-hoc committee, under Article 85 (j) of the Standing Orders, in yesterday’s session of the Peoples’ Majlis.

Article 85(j) of the Standing Orders states; during Passage of a Bill through Majlis, where a Bill has not been passed, a vote to send the Bill back to the Committee is called for.

The decision to re-assign the Bill received 63 votes in favour, 02 against and 0 abstentions.

In yesterday’s sitting the amendment to give the authority of managing religious lectures in the mosques and arranging Imams to the mosques to the Ministry of Islamic Affairs were not passed.

Maavashu MP Abdul Azeez Jamal AbuBakr said told Miadhu Daily that he will work hard to find a way to include the amendments rejected in yesterday’s Majlis session in the bill re-assigned for further review to the ad-hoc committee.

MP Abdul Azeez said that he believes that some MPs are confused over the constitution stating that the Maldivian state should unitary and therefore difference occurred in regards to assigning work to local councils.

“I believe that good will come out of it when these matters are clarified. I still have hope,” he said.

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