A resolution has been submitted to remove the PNC member for Dhiggaru constituency, Ahmed Nazim, from the post of Deputy Speaker of the People's Majlis.

In a post, the Parliament stated that the Parliament Secretariat has received a resolution to remove Deputy Speaker Nazim from his position. The Parliament further noted that the matter will proceed in accordance with the Constitution and the Standing Orders of the People's Majlis.

According to the Parliament’s Standing Orders, the Deputy Speaker is vacated from office under two circumstances: if the individual ceases to be a member of Parliament, or if the People’s Majlis passes a resolution to remove them from the post. Both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker have the right to attend and participate in the debate to defend themselves during a parliamentary sitting regarding their removal. However, they cannot participate in the vote on the matter.

The Standing Orders stipulate that a resolution to remove the Deputy Speaker can only be submitted with the signatures of one-fourth of the total membership of the Parliament. Within a maximum of three working days after the Secretariat receives the resolution, the Secretary General must send notice of the resolution to the members and the Deputy Speaker. After a 14-day notice period, the resolution must be tabled for the next earliest sitting on a working day.

The regulations also state that once such a resolution is moved in a sitting, no other matters pending before the Parliament can be debated until a decision has been reached regarding the resolution. The Standing Orders specify that the Speaker of the Parliament must preside over this sitting.

A person holding the position of Deputy Speaker shall be removed from office if a resolution for their removal is passed by a majority of the members present and voting at a sitting of the Parliament.