Whips ready for Bt2-trillion loan bill, charter amendment proposals
Khanittha Thepphajorn
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A team of whips has been set up to coordinate parliamentarians for the upcoming joint House-Senate convention to discuss the Bt2-trillion loan bill for infrastructure development and amendments for the Constitution proposed by government MPs and some senators.

Meanwhile, Constitution Court judge Charan Pakdithanakul said yesterday judges had yet to meet and find a resolution to the move to change Articles 68 and 237 of the charter, which would affect the mandate of the Constitution Court.

The discussion might take place on Wednesday when the judges have their weekly meeting.

"We haven't talked, but we need to find a resolution so that we can tell them what we think. In the meantime, if any [judge] comments about it, that's a personal opinion," he said.

Joint-whip members include Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanich as whip chairman, plus senators. These include Tassana Boonthong and Pornpan Boonyarattapan (appointed senators), plus Direk Tuengfang (Nonthaburi), who spearheads the charter amendment proposal, Krit Arthitkaew (Kamphaeng Phet), Surachai Chaitrakulthong (Chon Buri) and Pichai Sunthornsajja-boon (Udon Thani).

Government chief whip Amnuay Klangpha, Yasothon MP Peeraphan Palusuk, Nakhon Phanom MP Paijit Sriworakhan, Bangkok MP Vicharn Minchainant, Nonthaburi MP Udomdej Rattanasatien and party-list MP Wiroj Pao-in represent Pheu Thai Party while party-list MP Supachai Jaisamut represents Bhum Jai Thai Party in the whip.

The opposition side includes chief whip Jurin Laksanawisit, Phatthalung's Naris Khamnurak, Yala MP Prasert Pongsuwansiri, Trang MP Sukit Atthopakorn and party-list MP Boonyod Suktinthai.

In a separate development, House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont has put forward another version of the Amnesty Bill, which was proposed by Pheu Thai MP Niyom Worapanya, on the agenda to be discussed on Wednesday.

Niyom's version is similar to what was earlier submitted by Pheu Thai MPs led by Worachai Hema, which seeks amnesty for people joining political rallies between September 19, 2006 and May 10, 2011.

-- The Nation 2013-03-24

A team of whips are ready for a Bt2- Trillion loan, amendment proposals , I knew it , I knew there would be a High speed gravy train

A new push (demand) for action from the man abroad?

A new push (demand) for action from the man abroad?

Is that a trick question?

the whole infrastructure does not need 2000 billion baht at once ... so why not borrow the amount needed for 1 year to start and start paying that back

hell, just stop most of the scams (rice, car, flood) and they need to borrow NOTHING

Should be a lively debate if most of the PTP cabinet turn up, at least enough to make a quorum this time. It will be interesting to see if Yingluck makes an appearance.

Edited March 24, 201313 yr by waza

Should be easy 99. We'll use " The old Gladstone bag full of cake tins trick".

Should be easy 99. We'll use ''The old Gladstone bag full of cake tins trick''.

paymaster.

Shame on you it should read,

'' It will be easy. We'll be using the old Gladstone bag packed with money trick.''

Remember you members of my marionette company, if you don't dance when I pull the strings I'm going to stop your pocket money !!

This scares me. Because we all know that the construction will probably end up teaming up with Chinese companies. And when those guys get here, they'll give the locals even more lessons in corruption. Tofu bridges are bad enough. But when Thailand becomes peppered with Tofu high speed rail, tofu high rises, and tofu dams, it will be like walking though minefields out there.

Should be a lively debate if most of the PTP cabinet turn up, at least enough to make a quorum this time. It will be interesting to see if Yingluck makes an appearance.

If I was a betting man I would put a case of Leo on her not showing up.