<p>The Maldives parliament witnessed an unusual scenario on Sunday when leaders of the ruling party and the Opposition came to blows over President Mohamed Muizzu's new cabinet.</p><p>Videos have gone viral that showed MPs of the People's National Congress (PNC) and the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) exchanging blows in the Parliament during a special session called for parliamentary approval for Muizzu's new cabinet.</p><p>The videos showed the lawmakers not just hitting each other with kicks and blows, but also some members pulling each other down from the podium. </p>.<p>According to a local news outlet <em>Adhadhu</em>, the scuffle erupted after MDP, a party with the majority in the Parliament, raised objection to four members from the ruling party joining the cabinet.</p><p>The argument escalated to a fight with videos showing one even pulling the hair of a parliamentarian, and the latter again blowing a trumpet-like instrument in front of the Speaker. </p>
<p>The Maldives parliament witnessed an unusual scenario on Sunday when leaders of the ruling party and the Opposition came to blows over President Mohamed Muizzu's new cabinet.</p><p>Videos have gone viral that showed MPs of the People's National Congress (PNC) and the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) exchanging blows in the Parliament during a special session called for parliamentary approval for Muizzu's new cabinet.</p><p>The videos showed the lawmakers not just hitting each other with kicks and blows, but also some members pulling each other down from the podium. </p>.<p>According to a local news outlet <em>Adhadhu</em>, the scuffle erupted after MDP, a party with the majority in the Parliament, raised objection to four members from the ruling party joining the cabinet.</p><p>The argument escalated to a fight with videos showing one even pulling the hair of a parliamentarian, and the latter again blowing a trumpet-like instrument in front of the Speaker. </p>
