Speaker of the Parliament, former President Mohamed Nasheed, has said that how the government sees things does not have to align with the parliament.

The Speaker of the Parliament made the statement at a special press conference at the Parliament today.

Nasheed and a number of MDP MPs have criticized the proposed Annual State Budget for 2021 presented by the government during the budget debate.

At the press conference today, Nasheed, who is also the President of MDP, said that the responsibility of the parliament is to hold the government accountable especially in reviewing and approving the budget.

He said that released a report on the state debt before the budget was proposed has revealed a lot of truth.

Nasheed said that MDP, as a party is a philosophy and as the President of MDP, he will keep his words and actions within the policies and philosophies of the party.

He said that he has to talk on what is best way for the government, the party and the people as the Speaker of the Parliament.