Parliament has extended its first recess for the year to delay the scheduled reopening by another two weeks.
Majority leader Ahmed Nihan Hussain Manik said the parliament would now reopen post Ramadan and after the Eid holidays. The parliament has only managed to hold 13 sittings so far this year as it has been dogged by boycotts and clashes with security forces.
Opposition lawmakers have not attended a single sitting this year in protest after the parliament annulled a no confidence motion against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh. The ruling party had disqualified as many as a dozen government lawmakers who backed the opposition led move which ultimately killed the motion against the speaker.
