Jurin: Opposition to boycott third reading of charter amendment bill
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Chief opposition whip and Democrat MP Jurin Laksanavisit said Monday that the opposition would boycott the third reading of the charter amendment bill if the Pheu Thai decides to go ahead with it.
The Pheu Thai is scheduled to meet at 2 pm Monday to decide whether to defy an injunction of the Constitution Court to delay the third reading pending a court ruling. The court has decided to review whether the amendment is deemed unconstitutional or not.
Jurin said if the Pheu Thai decides to go ahead with the third reading, those who participate in the passage of the bill might be deemed as having violated the charter.
He added that the prime minister might have problem regarding to the charter requirement for her to submit the charter amendment bill for a royal command within 20 days after it clears the third reading by the joint sitting of MPs and senators.
The Nation
