Civil Service Commission (CSC) has denied Legal Reform Minister Nasheed’s statement that he was on several occasions invited the commission to discuss amendment to the Civil Service Act. Commission stated that Reform Minister’s allegations were an outright lie.
Speaking at the Majlis session held on the 18 of this month, Minister Nasheed claimed that he invited Dr. latheef President of the CSC for discussions on the amendment to the Civil Service Act on 2 occasion and the each time he was given a deaf year.
“I did invite Dr. Latheef for discussions on the subject, do you what he said? He told me that his view and opinions were not required as he was there to implement the Bill once passed” said Legal Reform Minister Nasheed at the Majlis session.
However Civil Service Commission in a news release said that no government body invited the commission for any dialogue concerning the proposed amendment to the Civil Service Act.
“The Commission is always and will always be ready to hold dialogue, in certain situations we are even initiating discussions, we were informed on the night of 23 February 2008 by telephone regarding the proposed amendments, and we immediately informed the party who contacted us that the commission was ready to discuss the amendments if needed” said the news release of the Civil Service Commission.
The News release also noted that on the day People’s Majlis was opened for the year 2008; Minister Nasheed as he came out of the Majlis Hall told Dr. Latheef President of the Commission that “we have to meet” and that Dr. Latheef informed him that the Commission was ready to meet when the government opens after week end holidays. However the Commission noted that when the government opened following the week end holidays on Sunday the amendments was proposed to the Majlis.
Speaking at the Majlis session held on the 18 of this month, Minister Nasheed claimed that he invited Dr. latheef President of the CSC for discussions on the amendment to the Civil Service Act on 2 occasion and the each time he was given a deaf year.
“I did invite Dr. Latheef for discussions on the subject, do you what he said? He told me that his view and opinions were not required as he was there to implement the Bill once passed” said Legal Reform Minister Nasheed at the Majlis session.
However Civil Service Commission in a news release said that no government body invited the commission for any dialogue concerning the proposed amendment to the Civil Service Act.
“The Commission is always and will always be ready to hold dialogue, in certain situations we are even initiating discussions, we were informed on the night of 23 February 2008 by telephone regarding the proposed amendments, and we immediately informed the party who contacted us that the commission was ready to discuss the amendments if needed” said the news release of the Civil Service Commission.
The News release also noted that on the day People’s Majlis was opened for the year 2008; Minister Nasheed as he came out of the Majlis Hall told Dr. Latheef President of the Commission that “we have to meet” and that Dr. Latheef informed him that the Commission was ready to meet when the government opens after week end holidays. However the Commission noted that when the government opened following the week end holidays on Sunday the amendments was proposed to the Majlis.
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