Local administration bill vote delayed
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Ahead of today’s rally at Royal Plaza, the Pheu Thai Party yesterday agreed to delay legislation that would limit the terms of kamnans and village heads to five years instead of mandatory retirement at 60.
Besides asking the House committee to delay its scrutiny of the bill, the party set up a sub-committee to gather officials’ opinions for further review, said Pheu Thai MP Chawalit Wichayasut.
Lop Buri MP Amnuay Khangpha said the government would give the association of kamnans and headmen a chance to propose a new bill.
Around 600 kamnans and village heads from Ranong and 3,000 from Phetchaburi headed to Bangkok last night to join today’s rally.
Deputy national police chief Woraping Chiewpreecha said five companies of police would be deployed at Royal Plaza, Government House and Parliament.
