Kamnan protest over local administration bill
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Some 400 kamnan and village headmen staged a brief rally at Parliament Tuesday while lodging a petition calling for the legislature to drop a draft bill on local administration.
Their petition claimed that provisions in the bill would have adverse impacts on the job status of local chiefs.
“Should Parliament neglect to heed the petition, I believe several MPs will not get re-elected,” lead petitioner Yongyot Kaewkieo said.
Yongyot said the House and the Senate should drop the draft without delay because provisions were written without factoring in opinions of kamnan and village headmen. He urged the upper chamber to intervene and review the push by the lower chamber to pass the bill.
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