Prasert says Pheu Thai however determined
The opposition has expressed fears that the stalled contract act may act as a pawn in a deal-off between coalition partners.
Such fears were conveyed during a House meet by Parit Wacharasindhu, a PP record MP and a group official.
Mr. Parit addressed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra during an representation he had. However, the top was unavailable from legislature attending official commitments and assigned her assistant, Prasert Jantararuangtong, even the modern economy and society minister, to fill in for her.
Mr. Parit demanded answers regarding why a coalition party and a Bhumjaithai mention, and some senators have resisted backing the charter rewrite proposal.
This comes after two successive House sessions last Thursday and Friday, which were scheduled to have a voting to say Part 256 for article, collapsed. The section was intended to facilitate the formation of a Constitution Drafting Assembly ( CDA ), which would serve as a prelude to a complete rewrite of the charter.
But, Bhumjaithai openly opposed tampering with Area 256, fearing it may cause a lawful backlash. Establishing a CDA amounts to a comprehensive contract update, which requires a vote to be held first, according to a past Constitutional Court view.
Prasert: Notes differing opinions
Pheu Thai’s effort to get a Constitutional Court decision regarding whether congress has the authority to amend Section 256 in order to initiate a policy amendment was halted by the request to do so.
Actually though Bhumjaithai has pledged to cooperate with the mandate act when the court decision is made, according to Mr. Parit, on Thursday, there is no way whether the majority of the “blue” lawmakers will support the charter modify. Blue is the color of Bhumjaithai.
He added that Ms. Paetongtarn claimed that she had spoken with coalition parties about the proposed contract update. But, Bhumjaithai head Anutin Charnvirakul has publicly disputed this.
The coalition parties were not on the same site about the controversial leisure complex review bill, which included games, according to the PP MP.
Mr. Parit pressed for clarification as to whether the proposed legislation, which was sponsored by Pheu Thai, is stalling the mandate act to entice Bhumjaithai into giving them their backing for the entertainment complex project.
” My query to the prime minister has to do with how coalition events may turn around and support the leisure complex draft bill without any sort of secret arrangement being reached,” he said.
Mr Prasert, meanwhile, maintained that Pheu Thai was sincere in amending the charter. Legislators who feared a legal backlash from meddling with Section 256 without a prior referendum requested the Constitutional Court’s decision.
Once a decision is made, the coalition parties will support Section 256’s modification.
Coalition partners had differing views on the issue, which is their privilege, but they are not disunited, Mr Prasert said.
Pheu Thai and PP both sponsored the two bills that relate to Section 256’s modification, he added. He claimed that it would be unfair to not appeal the court’s decision and to allow the coalition parties to suffer possible legal repercussions.
He said the draft entertainment complex bill was being vetted by the Council of State, the government’s legal arm, and has not reached parliament.
He added that the government regards all major policies, from the entertainment complexes to charter amendment, as equally important.