The parliament has publicised the agenda for Monday’s sitting without including the no-confidence motion against deputy speaker Eva Abdulla.
According to clause 205 (c) of the parliament’s rules of procedure, the secretary general must issue a notice of no-confidence motions within three days of submission and move the motions 14 days after the notice.
The 14-day period ends today.
But Secretary General Fathimath Niusha earlier announced that the motion cannot proceed while the reconstitution of committees are not finalised.
This comes as the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), which also holds parliament majority, requested the secretary general to table the motion for Monday.
Clause 205 (d) of the rules of procedure state that arrangements for the sitting to move no confidence motions against the speaker or deputy speaker must be carried out by the general affairs committee.
The committee work has been at a stand-still since May 17 when 13 MPs left MDP. The composition of the standing committees is based on the number of MPs in the political parties represented in parliament.
As such, the MDP controlled a majority on the committees. But the 13 MPs who left the party had been among those assigned by the MDP to the standing committees. They also included MPs who chaired committees.
Parties held negotiations to reconstitute the committees on Thursday, but no agreements were reached.
They wanted the MDP to hold 50 percent of committee seats with the rest to be divided among other MPs, but MDP disagreed as the party held 64 percent seats in the chamber.
Rules also stipulate that the speaker must preside over the sitting to move the no-confidence motion of deputy speaker. But Nasheed, who also faces an impeachment motion, decided to step away from the duties until his motion is resolved.
