requesting a change to Section 256 by the legislature
PUBLISHED: 4 Jan 2025 at 05: 37
According to chief government whip Wisut Chainarun, the ruling Pheu Thai Party will propose a charter amendment bill that would change Section 256 and make changes to make it easier to establish a charter drafting assembly ( CDA ).
He stated that the party-sponsored bill will be presented along with the one that the main opposition People’s Party ( PP ) submitted earlier and is scheduled to be debated by parliament in the middle of this month.
Mr. Wisut confirmed that Pheu Thai’s type may be presented to a conference of the group’s MPs on Tuesday so that they would be informed of the principles of the costs before its submission to congress on Wednesday. He further stated that he had spoken with Chousak Sirinil about the subject.
Prior to this, Mr. Chousak stated that Pheu Thai may decide on Tuesday whether to submit its own variation of the law act bill establishing the CDA. In order to create the 200-member CDA with members elected from across the nation, the group’s bill proposes to change Part 256.
Mr. Wisut said he would never object if a petition was submitted to the Constitutional Court to determine whether the contract ideas for the formation of the CDA are valid.
After the Supreme Court’s decision in 2021, he claimed, some people were unsure whether the costs could been debated by the legislature.
The judge stated in its ruling that the electorate must first determine whether they want a fresh constitution through a vote.
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Following this, a bill establishing a CDA was rejected by congress in its third and final checking because it failed to receive sufficient support from the House and the Senate.
” We had first request for the group’s consent, and once we do, we will present the invoice to parliament the following day. We have no problem with any petition”, said Mr Wisut.
From January 14 to January 15, the legislature will examine different policy amendment bills section by section, with Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, the president of the group, adding that he will include the PP’s bill to amend Section 256 in order to establish the CDA.
On Wednesday, Mr. Wan may meet with the government, the opposition, and Senate whips to explain which act bill will be put on hold.
Jurin Laksanawisit, a member of the Democratic List, said he would take each bill into consideration before making a decision. He earlier reserved his opinions on the policy amendment bills.
The former head of the Democrat Party, which later became prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s government, added that because each group has its own position on charter amendments, it should be able to choose which one to help any of the expenses.