Land rights activists plan to meet PM

[rooster59]

Land rights activists plan to meet PM

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

LAND RIGHTS protesters vowed to continue demonstrations in Bangkok until they could meet with the prime minister, despite the Army’s concerns of intervention by a third party.

 

The People’s Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) announced yesterday that they wanted to meet PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha or at least the ministers of related ministries to ensure that their problems related to land be truly and quickly resolved. They said they would extend their protest at least until the end of the next Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

 

P-Move coordinator Oranuch Phonpinyo revealed that as of yesterday the group had successfully reached an agreement regarding land rights issues of local people with the Interior, Transport, Agriculture and Cooperatives, and Natural Resources and Environment ministries.

 

However, Oranuch stated that the talks were limited to only officers on the practitioner level, hence P-Move would like to discuss the issues with those higher up the chain of command in the government to make sure that their problems would not be forgotten once the protesters returned home.

“We would like to meet with the PM, because he is the head of the government and can swiftly make decisions to solve our problems. So we will wait for the PM and his Cabinet to return from their mobile Cabinet meeting at Buri Ram,” she said.

 

As of now, the P-Move protesters have stationed themselves in front of the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry at Rajdamnoen Nok Avenue.

 

Meanwhile, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army General Chalermchai Sitthisart stated that the Army understood the difficulties of P-Move protesters and that they had come to Bangkok because they were genuinely having problems. That’s the reason the Army had not blocked their protest.

 

However, Chalermchai stated that as the protesters intended to prolong their demonstrations in Bangkok, their decision could allow third parties to seize the opportunity and cause public unrest.

 

He urged the protesters to return home as soon as possible after they had achieved their goals.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30344678

 

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-05-06

[YetAnother]

33 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

However, Chalermchai stated that as the protesters intended to prolong their demonstrations in Bangkok, their decision could allow third parties to seize the opportunity and cause public unrest.

sign of totalitarian state, paranoia that something Might happen

[Samui Bodoh]

49 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

LAND RIGHTS protesters vowed to continue demonstrations in Bangkok until they could meet with the prime minister, despite the Army’s concerns of intervention by a third party.

 

49 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

P-Move coordinator Oranuch Phonpinyo revealed that as of yesterday the group had successfully reached an agreement regarding land rights issues of local people with the Interior, Transport, Agriculture and Cooperatives, and Natural Resources and Environment ministries.

 

Sorry P-Move, you are making a terrible mistake. If the government has been ignoring your concerns for so long, they are going to continue to ignore your concerns unless you maintain pressure.

 

You can meet with the PM and he will give you his "word" that your concerns will be met (we all know how that works), but the second you leave your position on the streets all power is lost.

 

If you truly care about your members (and I believe that you do), then you have to stay camped out until things get far underway and even completed. Leave now and you will become simply another person/group Prayut has lied to.

 

And all you have accomplished to date will be for naught.

 

[Anak Nakal]

Why meet PM?

He just lie and send army

[Expatthailover]

3 hours ago, YetAnother said:

sign of totalitarian state, paranoia that something Might happen

Yes you appear very much on the pulse with this issue and not at all prejudiced 

[Cadbury]

If they ever do get to meet the PM they can be sure he won't be in a good mood. They are certain to be at the end of a lot of shouting, finger wagging and parade ground style barking. They can expect the tough questions to be re-directed to his cardboard cut-out. Nothing will be resolved.

[SABloke]

What problem are these activists experiencing? I've seen multiple articles about the P-Move protests but not a single one explaining what they're protesting about. Is it just bad journalism, or does nobody really know?

[Srikcir]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

their decision could allow third parties to seize the opportunity and cause public unrest.

Guess what Sherlock Holmes - there is already public unrest.

No third party necessary.