Opposition MPs move to expel deputy parliament speaker

[webfact]

Opposition MPs move to expel deputy parliament speaker
By English News



BANGKOK, Sept 6 – The opposition Democrat Party today sought to strip Deputy Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanich of his post for breaching their right to debate in Parliament.

Jurin Laksanavisit, opposition chief whip, said Mr Nikom violated Section 122 of the Constitution for abruptly terminating opposition MPs’ debate on the constitution amendment.

The MPs have the reserved right to debate in the parliamentary forum but Mr Nikom cut short the session, he said.

He led 141 Democrat MPs in submitting a protest letter to Anant Ariyachaipanich, another deputy senate speaker. The Democrat Party also issued an open letter condemning Mr Nikom.

He charged Mr Nikom with speeding up debate on the constitution amendment to have the revised charter implemented before March.

If the amended constitution is enforced before March, current senators can re-run in an election for Upper House members, said Mr Jurin.

In yesterday’s session, a Pheu Thai MP abruptly proposed to call off the parliamentary debate on constitution amendment despite several opposition MPs awaiting their turn to take the floor.

Mr Nikom, who chaired their session, accepted the proposal and called off the meeting, exasperating Democrat MPs, one of whom raised a chair and threw it on the floor.

Mr Jurin said the abrupt closure of yesterday’s session reflected an attempt to silence the opposition. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-09-06

[ChrisY1]

Nothing is going to get in the way of this issue....PT will simply bulldoze this through....

[Bakseeda]

Nothing is going to get in the way of this issue....PT will simply bulldoze this through....

The word "coup" coms to mind... but don't worry guys, th pound will soon hit 60 bahts of value... more beer..!

[Baerboxer]

Just wait to they've pushed everything through. Then they won't have to bother letting any opposition speak at all.

All in the interests of reconciliation, democracy and reform the people want of course.

Edited September 6, 2013 by Baerboxer

[reiltin]

These are the same type of politicians who would have dissenters disappear in the night never to be seen again...Now they wish to amend the constitution, legislature and the senate so they can have people disappear during daylight...

[webfact]

Senate Speaker indifferent to opposition move to expel him
By English News



BANGKOK, Sept 7 – Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanich shrugged off an attempt by the opposition Democrat Party to expel him and insisted that he has performed his parliamentary duty without bias.

He was responding to a move by Democrat MPs to unseat him from the senate's top position for abruptly calling off a parliamentary debate on the charter amendment while several MPs were awaiting their turn to take the floor.

Mr Nikom said he had strictly followed the Constitution and Parliament’s regulations when he chaired the joint Lower House and Upper House debate on revision of the Constitution.

A group of 141 Democrat MPs, led by Democrat chief whip Jurin Laksanawisit, submitted a letter to Anant Ariyachaipanich, deputy senate speaker yesterday, charging Mr Nikom with cutting short the debate and preventing opposition MPs to exercise their right – a breach of Section 122 of the Constitution.

Mr Nikom said he had instructed the Parliament's officials to follow the procedure and forward the opposition’s allegation to the Anti-Corruption Commission in 30 days if there were grounds to the charge against him.

Mr Jurin said the abrupt closure of the session without allowing Democrat MPs to take their turn in the debate reflected an attempt to gag the opposition. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-09-07

[indyuk]

Seems to me that Khun Nlkom the House Speaker is simply doing his job. Every parliamentary debate needs a schedule and the schedule has to be managed by the parties that wish to contribute and the House Speaker.

If debates are not managed to a schedule they are not productive. If an MP does not understand that he or she will probably experience a coronary at an early age.

So dear friends have a plan for every parliamentary debate. Focus on the issues. Schedule all of your priority issues and front them up in your opposition campaign for the issue at hand.

Now when the speaker calls time! you can walk away smugly knowing that you hammered home your point of view already.

Plan for the future and build a new and stronger Democratic Party with more real members and fewer hangers on.

At a future election where the Dems are in the lead we'll all root for your success.

[bigbamboo]

Seems to me that Khun Nlkom the House Speaker is simply doing his job. Every parliamentary debate needs a schedule and the schedule has to be managed by the parties that wish to contribute and the House Speaker.

If debates are not managed to a schedule they are not productive. If an MP does not understand that he or she will probably experience a coronary at an early age.

So dear friends have a plan for every parliamentary debate. Focus on the issues. Schedule all of your priority issues and front them up in your opposition campaign for the issue at hand.

Now when the speaker calls time! you can walk away smugly knowing that you hammered home your point of view already.

Plan for the future and build a new and stronger Democratic Party with more real members and fewer hangers on.

At a future election where the Dems are in the lead we'll all root for your success.

If you mean he was simply doing what his boss would have wanted then I think you're probably right.