Bangkok: Rome warns that we must look at the facts. If we don't vote for Anutin, we'll get an outsider as prime minister.
According to Thai News Agency, Rome criticized those who call the party "supporters." He said they may not want anything, but we must continue working. He lamented what the People's Party did wrong by wanting to pass a beneficial law. He responded to the media that if the Orange Party were to ask if it supported the government, they would have to ask what kind of support it was. He criticized the need to look at the facts: if Anutin were not voted for, an outsider would be appointed as prime minister.
Rangsiman Rome, a party-list MP and deputy leader of the Prachachon Party, gave an interview on political issues. Reporters asked about the relationship between the Prachachon Party and the coalition parties, which support or support each other, and whether it may be connected to the case of 44 former Move Forward Party MPs who proposed a bill to amend Section 112.
Mr. Rangsiman stated that when we talk about support, we must ask what it is. For the People's Party, we act as the opposition, and many of the current laws, the People's Party, have proposed their own drafts or have participated in proposing drafts that may be included in the many drafts being considered. Therefore, it is impossible for us not to have a quorum in Parliament, because these are our laws. They are laws that we have participated in considering. On many occasions, even since the previous government, we agreed to be a quorum, even telling the previous government that we would help add votes. Sometimes, those laws are important laws, something we have always done. Therefore, when we are in this phase, Parliament must proceed. There are many beneficial laws, such as the Clean Air Act. Therefore, I believe that this is something we must do. Since we are the majority opposition, with a minority government, even though the government that has come into power is the same as the previous government, we d emand that you, as the government, be a quorum. We cannot claim that a law benefits the opposition party more and then remain silent. We will not tolerate this, so we are trying to use the whip mechanism to coordinate.
"The question is, what did the party do wrong in supporting legislation that benefits Bangkok's lungs? What did we do wrong in wanting to see the Clean Air Act enforced and lead to solutions for the people? I think we need to look at the facts here. And secondly, what we voted for the Bhumjaithai Party for was primarily the formation of a government. If Anutin isn't elected and Chaikasem isn't elected, then someone else in the electoral pool will have to be chosen. Who are they? General Prayut Chan-o-cha, General Prawit Wongsuwan, Jurin Laksanawisit, and Peerapan Salirathavipak. Ultimately, there must be an election. If no election is possible, then outsiders will have to be dealt with," said Mr. Rangsiman.
Mr. Rangsiman emotionally stated, "In the end, we did what we had to do. We're not happy with what happened. The People's Party didn't want it to be this way from the start, but is this something we can decide alone?"
"I think that whenever we use the rhetoric of the supporters or anything else, it's the wrong rhetoric and inappropriate for the situation. Those who claim to attack us as supporters need to look at themselves, perhaps they're the ones who don't want anything anymore, not knowing what their future goals are. Meanwhile, the People's Party has an important goal: we will use these opportunities to do our best in parliament and to perform our scrutiny work. You need to understand that politics today is unlike anything we've ever done in the past. It's a form of politics that has never happened in this country, with such a large opposition. We reassure our fellow citizens that the People's Party is the opposition, and we will truly be the opposition in order to ensure that scrutiny is effective," said Mr. Rangsiman.
Mr. Rangsiman emphasized that we will use this ample opportunity to strive to create even greater change, including the upcoming constitutional review, as evidenced by increasing signs of progress. He affirmed that our work is straightforward and honest.