PUBLISHED: 1 Jul 2024 at 05: 11
The Bhumjaithai Party ( BJT) is urging its critics to stop discriminating against senators-elect based on their backgrounds, claiming that the process was designed to ensure candidates from ordinary backgrounds have the same chance as privileged candidates of winning the upper house.
” Some lawmakers- elect come from normal backgrounds. They do not relate to rich clans or well-known people. Some are hardly college graduates. Right now, they are being bullied by some detractors who show little but contempt for their dignity”, said Somsak Prissananantakul, a Npn member and former MP in a Facebook post on Sunday.
He cited one senator-elect in Ang Thong territory as an example of how he claimed she is being bullied for her educational background.
” She just finished Mathayom 6]Year 12] and she makes her living as a dressmaker, so they questioned why she was elected as a senator”, Mr Somsak said.
Another senator- vote in Ang Thong, who served as a community chief and wellness volunteer, is also being bullied over her background, despite her capabilities and sensible experience, he said.
The group is now contesting allegations that it interfered with the Senate election process in light of Mr. Somsak’s comment. The claims came after it was claimed that a sizable amount of electorate appeared to be affiliated with the group, which calls the Northeast its democratic stronghold.
Responding to the state, Karom Polpornklang, a deputy state official and part of the BJT, said critics may get evidence to back up their charges.
” Every participant had to adopt the Election Commission’s rules. We may value the results of the Senate poll”, he said.