Public forum plan aired
National Reform Council president Thienchay Kiranandana said an academic and statistical approach would be taken in the process of collecting public opinion on national reforms.
He was speaking yesterday after chairing the first meeting of the NRC’s subcommittee on public engagement and collection of people’s opinions.
He said representatives from a range of age groups would be selected in order to collect wide-ranging opinions. Thienchay also said he was not worried whether the reform forum will provoke political conflict because it would be handled and supported by highly qualified and experienced professionals from various organisations such as the Defence and Interior ministries, the PM’s Office Ministry and the Election Commission.
“The NRC forum doesn’t violate martial law because the collection of people’s opinions on reform is supported by the interim constitution. Hence it is not an obstacle.” Asked whether such a working method had been approved by the prime minister, Thienchay said there had not been signs of disapproval so far, because all respect the rule of law.
The NRC president, however, had some concerns about the working methods.
“While it is the prime minister’s policy that all organisations [the NRC, the Constitution Drafting Committee and the National Legislative Assembly] work together in order to complete the reform progress within the schedule, there hasn’t been any clear work methodology on how to collaborate,” he said.
