Deputy Prime Minister plays down probe into Anutin’s land

Anutin Charnvirakul, left, and Phumtham Wechayachai, right. (File photo)
Anutin Charnvirakul, left, and Phumtham Wechayachai, straight. ( File photo )

A sensor into a sport course owned by Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul would hardly cause a gap within the alliance, according to Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who insisted yesterday that the authorities must take action against invasion of open area.

The Bhumjaithai Party led by Mr. Anutin and the Kla Dharma Party, which oversees the Agricultural Land Reform Office ( Alro ), would not conflict, according to Mr. Phumtham, saying the investigation into the property in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Pak Chong district would not lead to conflict.

He claimed that prior to the upcoming no-confidence debate, the state has a duty to investigate the situation and take appropriate action. This should not change coalition unity or stability.

” Control must be separated from studies. The government does not protect up crime. In response to the planned investigation into the contentious golf course, he said,” It’s not the right thing to do”.

He argued that one of the coalition partners ‘ regular dinners on February 5 was not necessary for them to” clear the air.”

Mr. Anutin defended the land activities yesterday, saying they were officially issued but may leave it to the government to handle the situation. He claimed that because the alliance prioritizes national interest over all else, the disagreement would not have an impact on unity. Nevertheless, he said that complaints could still be filed when statistics are established.

The Bhumjaithai president also refrained from citing media reports that he and Chief Adviser of the Kla Dharma Party, Capt. Thamanat Prompow, did not greet one another at a new wedding reception.

He said that Thanadon Suwannarit, an assistant to the crops secretary, had greeted him and complimented him on the job he was doing.

Mr. Thanadon stated last week that the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives do check the golf course’s area title document to see if it was an Alro land plot.

The investigation was motivated by Nakhon Ratchasima’s discovery of the Lam Takong self-help settlement project’s improper expansion.

A social lobbyist’s resort and a prominent politician’s golf lessons were the two locations in question.

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security issued the transgressions yesterday, insisting that they were officially issued to the self-help arrangement.