MDP's PG Group has approved a three-line whip on MDP's motion to remove President Mohamed Nasheed from the post of Speaker of the Parliament.

At the MDP PG Group meeting held on Wednesday, the three-line whip was approved unanimously by all the members.

A member of MDP's PG group said that any work can be carried out in the parliament only after a decision is taken on the no-confidence motion against the president.

Nasheed's no-confidence motion is scheduled for Sunday.

The General Committee of the Parliament approved 30 minutes for Speaker Mohamed Nasheed to respond to the case.

MDP has filed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed for the second time with the signatures of 48 lawmakers of the party's parliamentary group. According to parliamentary rules, the time for debate and the time for the no-confidence motion to be taken to answer will be decided by the general committee of the parliament.

The committee decided to give a total of 30 minutes to the Speaker to respond by fixing the total time of the no-confidence motion as two hours with the debate.