PNC Deputy Leader and Baarashu Constituency MP Ibrahim Shuja'u has strongly criticised the MDP's five-year administration, questioning how the party managed an MVR 200 billion budget while hospitals struggled with basic services and mounting debts.

Speaking during the parliamentary debate on next year's state budget, Shuja'u said the previous administration left the country with MVR 1.6 billion in outstanding payments to overseas hospitals.

He also claimed that Aasandha owed MVR 1.4 billion to local hospitals, while outstanding debts within the health sector had reached MVR 400 million.

Shuja'u questioned how such financial difficulties could arise despite Parliament approving MVR 200 billion in budgets over the five-year period. He said hospitals were facing shortages, with even fans reportedly lacking in some facilities.

He further called on opposition members to reflect on their record in government, saying they should have a sense of shame when discussing the country's financial situation.

Responding to claims by former MDP presidential candidate Fayyaz Ismail that the Maldives would become bankrupt by April 2026, Shuja'u said the country had not gone bankrupt despite the predictions.

He also claimed that MVR 1.2 billion of the loans cited by the opposition had already been repaid this year.