Opposition submits general debate motion

Three- time session billed as second official evaluation of coalition’s poor performance

Opposition submits general debate motion
Chaithawat Tulathon, head of the Move Forward Party, speaks at a media conference on Jan 31. On Wednesday, the opposition formally submitted a motion for a three-day public debate over what it termed the government’s bad performance. ( Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut )

The opposition claimed that this was the first time the coalition government’s work performance had been evaluated in a formal motion for a three-day public debate on Wednesday.

According to Chaithawat Tulathon, the Move Forward Party ( MFP ) leader, the Srettha Thavisin administration has not even begun to honor its commitment to implement the fundamental policies it announced in parliament over the course of six months.

The opposition leader presented the movement to parliament leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha along with members of other opposition parties, including the Democrat, Thai Sang Thai, and Fair events.

Mr. Wan stated that the discussion would be scheduled for April 9 as the latest parliament session wraps up.

A general conversation, in which ministries ‘ performance can be voted on, gives opposition parties a chance to raise issues of public concern. However, it does not have the same impact as a reprimand debate, in which ministers can cast their own opinions.

Older Move Forward members have argued that a full-fledged censure debate is too early in the government’s mandate.

It is still unclear how the government will bring out its laws, which were intended to ease the public’s financial hardships, said Mr. Chaithawat, after more than six weeks since the Pheu Thai-led coalition’s election.

These guidelines include solving the loan difficulties of businesses and individuals, bringing along high energy costs, stimulating the economy, resolving differences of opinion over amending the constitution, and restoring public trust in the rule of law, said the opposition leader.

Worse still, he said without going into more detail, the alliance has been accused of blinding itself to abuses of power committed by specific state authorities for personal gain.

The current state is accused of allowing dual requirements in the country’s justice system, according to Mr. Chaithawat, instead of accelerating the promised work to restore public confidence in the rule of law.

” If left to continue this approach, the government’s lack of work effectiveness, skill, ethics and age would further hamper the social and economic treatment that people expected to see when they cast their ballot for parties in this coalition”, he said.

Mr Chaithawat likened the coming conversation to a marking of the president’s research.

He declined to provide specifics on the main subjects that would be covered in the discussion or to mention how Thaksin Shinawatra handled the pardon of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

And even though the 2024 governmental expenditure has still not been passed, he added, the administration’s job performance could still be assessed by various methods.