No war room set up: Noppadon
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Thaksin Shinawatra's legal adviser Noppadon Pattama denied yesterday that the former prime minister's ex-wife Khunying Pojaman Damapong wants a war room be set up to handle the censure debate targeting Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Noppadon added that he was not worried about the political ban being lifted on the 111 members of the now-defunct Thai Rak Thai party, because Yingluck alone would make decisions about the Cabinet. He added that his sources both inside and outside Thailand had told him that there would be no Cabinet reshuffle this month.
Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit yesterday confirmed that a pending Cabinet reshuffle was just a rumour, adding that every ministry was doing a good job but they did not have the right public relations strategy to publicise the fact.
“There will be no Cabinet reshuffle to make space for the 111 politicians, because any and all changes will be made for the purpose of improving the government’s ability. All the ministries are working well, but the press is focusing on charter amendments,” Prompong said.
He also announced that rumours about Pojaman preparing a war room for the upcoming censure debate were not true because the government was always ready for parliamentary examination.
Citing Democrat adviser Banyat Bantadtan’s remarks earlier that his party was planning to hold forums in several parts of the country to explain how it was a bad idea to amend the Constitution, Prompong said this move would only cause disharmony in society.
“This shows that the Democrat Party does not respect the voice of the majority. If there are any problems, the Democrats should take all the responsibility,” he said.
