NRC should be canned: Rosana
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NATIONAL Reform Council (NRC) member Rosana Tositrakul yesterday said the council should be abolished whether its members reject the charter draft or not.
Rosana said the move to amend the provisional charter to remove the NRC after the council votes on the charter draft would unduly influence the NRC members. The provisional charter stipulates that if the NRC rejects the charter, it will be abolished, and if it votes in support of the draft, it will continue to write charter organic laws.
She said she would decide whether or not to accept the charter draft depending on whether the Constitution Drafting Committee improves the charter in such a way that it brings about reform and bridges social disparities.
Asked about a new agency to drive reform to replace the NRC, Rosana said it was not clear if the new agency would be formed as suggested by the NRC. There was a need to empower the new reform body in order to bring about concrete achievements.
She said the NRC made several recommendations to help the public, such as allowing phone users to pay for phone services in seconds, liberalising solar roof installation. But they had not been included.
