Gov’t fails to handover flats, sets new timeline. Will it be met this time?

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu promised to hand over flats and plots of land to their rightful recipients, without any changes as publicized in the government gazette.

The promise has taken a completely different turn since the parliamentary elections.

The government has now re-compiled the entire list, and contrary to the previous promise, the allocation of flats and land plots is now based on entirely new policies.

This has resulted in several citizens losing hope of seeing a light at the end of the tunnel and receiving their rights swiftly.

This was inevitable, given that the president had confidently claimed that even if it was done incorrectly, his administration would not take back anything given to a citizen by a government.

Back then, the president had promised to respect that.

With this, residents of the Greater Malé Region have been taking to the streets in a series of protests, calling for the allocation of flats and plots of land in accordance with the president’s promise.

The protests staged specifically for this purpose were based on three main factors.

These were to voice the concerns of the citizens to the government, to pause this movement if the government provides assurance, and to resume the protests if the government doesn't act accordingly.

Following the incessant protests against the president’s failure to fulfil his promises, the president has now met with those involved in the serial protests and given them assurance that their concerns will be addressed.

Therefore, the associations active in this matter are now considering halting the protest activities for the time being to observe the timelines given by the president.

Organizers of the protect who spoke to RaajjeMV, revealed that during the meeting with the president, he had assured them that the flat list would be released before the end of October.

The president is also to have said that the rightful owners of the flats would be able to move in before the end of July next year.

Those who have been raising their concerns during the protests have now accepted this and are eagerly waiting in anticipation.

They remain in hopes that the president will not break his promise again.

Protestors revealed that if the flats and plots of land are not handed over according to the timeline given by the president, they will recommence the protests with the same enthusiasm and intensity.

This matter of grave concern mirrors the incumbent administration’s incompetence, with people having to resort to protests every time to demand their rights and call on the government to fulfill its promises to the people.

It also shows the extent of the incumbent administration’s negligence towards the people.

Either way, the people are once again left only a sliver of hope that the government will act according to the new deadline they have given, and finally give them their rightful plots of land and flats.