ศาสตร์เกษตรดินปุ๋ย : ขอบคุณแหล่งข้อมูล : หนังสือพิมพ์ The Nation
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday played down worries about the chief charter drafter and the senior government spokesman after allegations emerged that they had violated the referendum bill, saying it is “his business” to deal with the issue.
The Roi Et branch of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) filed the complaint with the provincial office of the Election Commission (EC).
The UDD group cited Meechai as saying that people should “take the next step forward” regarding the draft because it could not be changed at present, although at the same time he added that amendments might be possible in the future.
The group said Meechai broke Article 61 of the referendum law, which prohibits attempts to persuade people how to vote.
A similar complaint was also filed with the EC against Government Spokesman Maj-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd on the same day by a representative of the Islamic Public Schools Association.
The petition cited Sansern as saying this month that Prayut had ordered the Education Ministry to come up with laws ensuring free education from the first to 12th grade, while the charter draft stipulates that the state must provide free education only until the ninth grade.
The association said Sansern had distorted the charter draft to influence voters in contravention of Article 61.
However, Sansern denied the claim that he had distorted the draft charter’s content, adding that he had simply reported the prime minister’s orders delivered in a Cabinet meeting.
He said he would be willing to go to court over the case, but added that the Education Ministry should be the party that clarifies doubts about the issue.
Meanwhile, Prayut remained tight-lipped about the possible postponement of the general election tentatively scheduled for next year, which could be postponed if the chart draft is rejected in the referendum.
Prayut refused to answer questions about a possible postponement but Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Monday that the election would be rescheduled “not long after the original timeline” if the draft were rejected.
“Some agendas are about policies and planning that should not be revealed,” he said.
Prayut also insisted again that he would remain prime minister only until the next government is formed.
“But don’t say that we try to dump the referendum to stay longer. Isn’t it crazy to think like that?” he asked.
The military-led regime has so far refused to give a clear answer about its plans if the draft is rejected.
However, Prayut said he had instructed the deputy prime ministers to come up with plans for the third phase of reforms, which will become clear at the end of this month and run until next year.
Prayut added that he had emphasised the integration of concerned agencies, especially those that could help to resolve long-running conflicts within the country, which he said had not been satisfactorily resolved.
“Each side thinks very little about contributing to conflict resolution. They are deeply divided. I don’t know how we will live together if law fails to help solve the problem,” Prayut said, adding that integrated reforms were needed.
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