PUBLISHED: 8 September 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
According to Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, the president of congress, a two-day discussion on the government’s plan statement will begin on Monday and last for 29 hours.
He was speaking following a meeting with the state, criticism, and Senate paddles yesterday to talk about the debate’s schedule.
The conversation will take place on Monday from 9 a.m. until midnight, according to Mr. Wan, who also serves as House Speaker. The following day, it will begin at 9 am and last until 11 pm. Senators may have five hours to debate the policy statement, while the cabinet may be given five to explain it and respond to inquiries.
According to Mr. Wan, government MPs will also have five hours to question it, while opposition lawmakers did have 14 hours.
” Two days may be sufficient for the discussion, and each side will be responsible for managing their allotted time and speaker lineup.” I don’t think the conversation will last longer than the allotted time, Mr. Wan said.
He said, referring to a feared meeting of anti-government demonstrators,” I hope the debate will go on smoothly. Any protests outside parliament will not do any great.”
He added that the opposition events had assured him that they would follow the rules governing the discussion and would not use the opportunity to criticize the government as though it were a no-confidence discussion.
Adisorn Piengkes, the general government whip and Pheu Thai MP for Si Sa Ket, stated yesterday that the legislature period is for the authorities to present its policy speech, not for a discussion of censure.
Additionally, he claimed that Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin did not specifically instruct authorities MPs to serve as guards in order to defend the government and quell opposition.
The opposition Move Forward Party ( MFP ), which has 151 MPs — the highest number in parliament — as a list MP and secretary-general, Chaithawat Tulathon announced yesterday that the party has 30 MP members prepared to discuss government policies.
According to him, the discussion may include all facets, including social, economic, social, and public security issues.
The specifics of the government’s plan speech, he added, are ambiguous and upsetting. Since there is no set period, Mr. Chaithawat said it is unclear whether government policies can provide the people with any trust and how they can get implemented.
Mr. Chaithawat and another party-list MPs like Rangsiman Rome, Sirikanya Tansakun, and Parit Wacharasindhu are expected to join the MFP conversation lineup, according to solutions.