Government dismisses rumors of House dissolution to avert censure debate

[webfact]

Government dismisses rumors of House dissolution to avert censure debate

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, has dismissed rumors of a House dissolution to avert censure debate against the government. He said such news was fake and legal action would be taken against those who may have circulated it to scare the people and adversely affect the economy.

 

Mr Wissanu said he didn’t know where the fake news may have come from and quoted Prime Minister/Defense Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as assuring the public that he would not dissolve the House for any unnecessary reason. He said the House could not be dissolved on the date on which a censure motion has been lodged, nor until the date on which a subsequent vote of confidence is cast in accordance with the law.

 

However, he said the House could possibly be dissolved with specified reasons ahead of the date on which a censure motion is lodged. Reasons for a House dissolution might be related to conflict between the House of Representatives and the Senate or conflict between the House of Representatives and the government or any political crisis which might keep the government from running the country. As such, the government might possibly prefer to return power to the people so that they can make a decision for themselves on an unresolved issue. The House might well be dissolved after amendments to the constitution have been completed, thus calling for the promulgation of a new one.

 

Gen Prayut categorically dismissed the rumors of a House dissolution or a cabinet reshuffle and said such news has merely caused confusion. He said he hasn’t made a decision about anyone who might be invited to join his cabinet but admitted he has considered strengthening his economic team of ministers to the extent that deputy prime ministers and those attached to several portfolios could work together. But he said no outsider has been considered to join the cabinet and help steer government projects as yet. He said a cabinet reshuffle would not occur until after his coalition government had become more stable than it appears now.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2020-01-20

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[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

he would not dissolve the House for any unnecessary reason.

Soooo! What is a necessary reason?

[legend49]

20 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Soooo! What is a necessary reason?

Need a committee formed to work that one out.

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, has dismissed rumors of a House dissolution to avert censure debate against the government.

But the floor waxing was important and needed to be done

[rkidlad]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

He said such news was fake and legal action would be taken against those who may have circulated it

And as we go along, and these clowns get exposed more and more, you're also going to see more and more threats made by them. I was speaking to a 15-year-old student who told me that students at his school were openly talking about and heavily criticising the government and the ones who really run this country. He was quite emotional. Good to see young people taking an interest. He seemed like he had a lot of pent-up frustration with the whole situation. 

[YetAnother]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

and legal action would be taken against those who may have circulated it to scare the people and adversely affect the economy.

hey you forgot 'national security'

[Srikcir]

Doesn't explaining in detail how the House could be dissolved over a censure issue actually reinforce the rumors? Hence, lending credibility to the rumors as be plausible.

If a situation is possible under the 'right circumstances,' how can it be fake news? 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

But he said no outsider has been considered to join the cabinet and help steer government projects as yet.

Outsiders are never welcome in the family tree!

[newatthis]

28 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

hey you forgot 'national security'

and overthrow the monarchy

[Burma Bill]

Why waste more time in all this political debate - have another coup! That is probably what the Bangkok pro-military elite want.

[mikebell]

On 1/20/2020 at 4:30 AM, webfact said:

he would not dissolve the House for any unnecessary reason.

except in the case of too many runners in Thanathorn's run to oust Uncle.

[DLock]

"However, he said the House could possibly be dissolved with specified reasons ahead of the date on which a censure motion is lodged"

 

The escape hatch.

 

[Artisi]

On 1/20/2020 at 7:16 AM, dinsdale said:

Soooo! What is a necessary reason?

Napoleon getting his butt kicked. 

[Sydebolle]

The legal department of the government must be equally big as the Ministry of Inactive posts. 

Whenever something coughs, the automatic reaction is "taking legal action" - like an "out of office" reply responder!