Pheu Thai supporters to rally across the country
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The Pheu Thai Party announced yesterday that supporters would start a nationwide campaign at the end of the month to set up a pro-government movement, insisting that the PM will not dissolve House after the 2014 fiscal budget is passed.
Pheu Thai deputy spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard said with anti-government groups working hard to bring down the government, a group of supporters would get together to speak at 100 rally stages across the country.
He dismissed reports that the PM would dissolve House. “We have two years left to run the country. There is no use dissolving the House. We have pushed for many agendas and we would lose many opportunities if we dissolved the House.
“Even if a new election is called, Pheu Thai still wins and the Democrats still lose, so it is not necessary,’’ he said.
Democrat party list MP Ongart Klampaiboon said there was no need for the government to reveal names of its supporters including businessmen whom it claims want to protect an elected regime to counter moves by anti-government groups.
“The government does not need to be paranoid about moves by anti-government groups wanting to topple it since it has majority votes in Parliament and has control over state funds,” he said.
“If the government is going to collapse, it is because of its own action or its entourages’ action and actions of people who are above the government that bring about negative consequences to the government. It could also collapse because of the massive scale of corruption,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sangsit Piriya-rangsan, Rangsit University dean, called on Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung not to create deeper public divisions over his comments especially against the white mask group.
He said the anti-government white-mask group were educated and stage their move against graft because they believed the government had conflicts of interest and sought vested interest through the implementing of state projects.
Green Politics coordinator Suriyasai Katasila said he believed in the potential of the white mask group, saying they would be more powerful than other political groups which have staged campaigns. He dismissed claims that the white-mask group was just a fad, as he believed that social media would help more “silent” people to join the anti-government movement.
“The government is reeling under the fact that the white mask group is growing fast and if this continues, it is hard for the government to survive,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dusit Poll released a survey which showed that less than half believe the government is stable.
Of 1,336 respondents, 35 per cent said the government did not enjoy stability because more anti-government groups are actively at work and the government has been heavily criticised for its failing administration.
About 33 per cent believed the government was still in control of developments.
Among topics that have shaken the government’s stability, charter amendment has topped the list with 81 per cent, followed by the controversial Bt2-trillion loan bill (80 per cent), amnesty bills (74 per cent), price rises (67 per cent) and the rice pledging scheme (59 per cent).
