I didn't attend parliament because of COVID: Gasim
17 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2022 | ހޮނިހިރު 08:21Gasim has now submitted 3 bills to the parliament
Gasim Ibrahim
Leader of Jumhooree party and parliament member from Maamigili constituency Gasim Ibrahim has said he refrained from attending the Parliament sessions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking on the morning show of Raajje TV Fashaairu, Qasim said he had to step away from the work of the parliament when he had to deal with the illness.
He also said that he believed the safest way to stay away from Covid was not to attend the parliament, as the disease was very prevalent in Maldives at the time and he was a high risk person. However, he said he is now busy with parliamentary work again as the situation is improving.
Gasim has been criticized by some MPs and the public for not attending parliament for a long time. However, he has started attending recently, and has introduced some bills in parliament. These include amendments to the Constitution to limit the number of MPs to 87, an amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code calling for stricter penalties for same sex offences, and anti Islam acts.
