MP Denies Being In New Pheu Thai Faction

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MP denies being in new Pheu Thai faction

THE NATION

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BANGKOK: -- Pheu Thai MPs in five provinces in the Northeast have grouped together to fight political problems in the ruling party while a majority of party members disagree with the move.

Deputy Education Minister Sakda Kongpetch has merged Pheu Thai MPs in Roi Et, Si Sa Ket, Surin, Maha Sarakham and Yasothon together to create the "Thung Kula Group" in the party.

Sakda, who was chosen to be group leader, said the reason for creating Thung Kula Group was to try to solve a conflict between Pheu Thai Party in one province caused by competition in local elections and conflict inside Pheu Thai due to the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle.

However the creation of Thung Kula has caused angst among other Pheu Thai MPs. Most fear the purpose of the group is to boost members' political status.

Roi Et Pheu Thai MP Niran Namuangrak claims Sakda created the group because he fears being removed from the post of Deputy Education Minister.

"I want to ask Sakda why he set up this group in this time when he could be removed from the Education Ministry? While over the last six months he has no accomplishments on his duty," Niran said.

Another Roi Et Pheu Thai MP, Chalard Khamchuang, who was named as one of the Thung Kula group, denied ties to the group or that such a unit existed in the Pheu Thai Party.

"I flew with Sakda last Sunday and he didn't mention anything about this group or ask me to join this group. Our party has rules and we have learnt lessons from the case of Newin's group. So why would we allow another group to be set up?" Chalard said.

-- The Nation 2012-05-15

[OzMick]

k Chalard seems to have a credibility problem. Either that, or he was excluded because he's too thick to know what's going on.

[Buchholz]

Sakda has been quite a bit of a maverick.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra insisted yesterday that all decisions on the Cabinet reshuffle were entirely her own and that her brother, former PM Thaksin, had nothing to do with the matter.

Meanwhile, Sakda Kongpet said he knew he would be given the post of deputy education minister after he met with Thaksin in Hong Kong before New Year's Day.

"I flew to meet Thaksin and subsequently learned about my appointment in advance," he said.

Sakda by his statement has made her out to be a liar and a puppet. Any true leader would relegate him back to cheap seats pronto to prove their own dominance.

I'm offering 100-1 it doesn't happen.

Will they have learned anything from the multiple factions within Thai Rak Thai Party and the troubles it caused them?

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[hellodolly]

Just deliver on all their promises and no problem.

They have done such a p-ss poor job they can't even agree amongst them selves.

[moe666]

Thai Politics you cannot keep them all happy.

[siampolee]

The snakes are making their moves hence the rat pack fights back, however it looks like the snakes will win though.,

[pastitche]

Wow! Factions within political parties, how unusual. Now how can this be turned into another diatribe against the government? I know - maybe it's Yingluck's lack of awareness of what is happening around her; or it's the 111 developing their power base. Maybe it's an attempt to neutralise the Red Shirts or Thaksin's run out of money. Jingthing, where are you? We need a poll....

Edited May 15, 2012 by pastitche

[rubl]

Pheu Thai MPs in five provinces in the Northeast have grouped together to fight political problems in the ruling party while a majority of party members disagree with the move.

The remainder of the topic has only MP's complaining. Does this mean sloppy work on the side of theNation, or is within Pheu Thai party member == MP