NRC members urged to use own judgement on draft charter
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NRC members Tuesday were urged to exercise their judgement without being influenced by lobbying over whether to pass the charter draft.
NRC member Thiti Vuttikovit took to the floor during a meeting presided over by deputy chairman Tassana Boontong. Thiti told her colleagues that they had rights and the liberty to vote on the charter and should not allow anyone to persuade them to vote as others desire.
“This charter belongs to Thailand. We must not take the path of any [other] country. It is best we live a Thai life. It is not necessary to cause a miscarriage of this draft in order to give birth to a new charter. It is a waste of time,” she said.
NRC member Boonlert Kachayudhadej said he would like the council to set a fixed date in September to vote on the charter, including a vote on what questions to be posed in a referendum.
Another member, Jit Sriyoha Mukdatanapong, dismissed allegations that some politicians lobbied provincial NRC members to vote for the draft and accept the charter in the referendum in order to pave the way for a general election.
Member Wanchai Sornsiri, who levelled the allegation, insisted that four NRC members had told him about the lobbying movement in the provinces but they refused to be named.
