Meeting of the House of Representatives with Mr. Supachai Phosu, 2nd Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives acting as President During the consideration of urgent matters 1. Draft Act on the Establishment of the Tax Court and Procedure of the Tax Court (No.) BE …. (proposed by the Cabinet), considered after the 25th Assembly of the House of Representatives 4th year, 23rd time (second annual general session) on 19 January 2023 for the meeting to vote
It emerged that before the resolution was passed, the Chairman checked the quorum, only 190 members were present, and therefore ordered the meeting to end at 1:45 pm
Reporters reported that In the presence only Thai Pheu Party (PhD), Democrat Party (NACC), Kao Klai Party (KorKor) were present as a quorum. Because there is preparation to propose a draft Amendment Act on Fisheries BE 2558 BE….
While Bhumjaithai MPs were not in the meeting room, several MPs protested.
For example, Kru Manit Sangphum, Surin MP, Thai Pheu Party, said that the Pheu Thai Party did not play political games. Because there are only 2 objections: the draft Cannabis and Marijuana Act and the National Education Act. But maintaining the quorum is the government’s duty to control the quorum. If the administration does not work, the parliament will be dissolved entirely.
Afterwards, Mr. Supachai Jaisamut, MP for Bhumjaithai Party Press release on the case Bhumjaithai Party MPs did not show themselves at the council meeting that the party held a meeting and had an opinion. and the government whip informed that If the meeting appears to be from yesterday (February 1, 2023) onwards, the quorum cannot proceed.
Because MPs, especially MPs of the ruling party are not present in the quorum or are already absent. As a result, the consideration of the Cannabis and Cannabis Act, BE…. could not continue, so the Party had to make a stand. Over the last 4 years, the Party has fulfilled its duty unitedly, and its MPs have always been present in the quorum of the meeting.
There may be some MPs who are busy, for example MPs who have ministerial positions. or only those who are sick By the time the party Action for the brothers and sisters of the people, but MPs in particularruling party return without a full quorum
he therefore saw that the government whips could not work energetically and efficiently. This is a problem in the work of the House of Representatives during the remaining period. Only coalition parties such as the Palang Pracharat Party There were 34 people who did not show or were absent from the meeting, 18 from the Democratic Party, many of whom had argued, but when it was time to appear, they did not appear. That’s the inefficiency of government whips. by the fact that the party Do not appear today to want the government whip to review the work. And it is expected that next week’s meeting will have a full quorum. If not, the party does not see the need to maintain a quorum for the government
However, if the whip government cannot make the legislative proceedings go well, he urges the Prime Minister to dissolve parliament so that the people can elect new MPs to continue serving.
