Democrat compares Yingluck to a ninja
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A Democrat MP on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of intentionally avoiding answering the parliamentary motion about flooding raised by his party.
She instead came to the Parliament and answered the motion on the same topic raised by her own party, said Dr Warong Detkitwikrom of Phitsanulok province.
"Khun Yingluck avoided answering the opposition's motion about the flooding in the country. I raised the motion in the morning and she had Deputy Interior Minister Thanis Thienthong answer the motion for her," he said.
However in the afternoon, she came to the Parliament to answer the motion on the same topic raised by Pheu Thai MP Payab Panket, Warong said.
He compared Yingluck, sister of ex-PM Thaksin, to a Japanese ninja, moving from place to place very quickly and without being noticed. She answered by reading from a script, he said.
House speaker Somsak Kietsuranond said it is the right of the premier to choose whether to answer the motion or not.
Yingluck informed the chamber that she just finished visiting areas affected by the flooding.
Payab asked about the government's long-term measures in dealing with the floods. Yingluck said that her government has allocated a budget of Bt750 million to deal with the flooding. In addition, her cabinet members also visited 44 provinces in the north and northeastern regions affected by the floods.
Authorities of provinces not hit by floods have been told to stay on alert, she said.
