Stop lobbying for seats on new reform body, PM says
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PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says there have been attempts to lobby him to include certain people on the new National Reform Council but he vowed to block them from joining the body.
“There have been a lot of them [attempts],” he said. “Do not come to me. Anyone who does, I will delete your names from the list.”
He said it was not fair when people criticised him over his role in appointing the new charter drafters after the previous draft got rejected.
The PM said any comments should be made by members of the new NRC when in session so the drafters can take them into consideration.
“I’d like to say to Abhisit [Vejjajiva]: I don’t want to cling on to power. Please tell them I don’t; not even one day. But there’s a lot of problems, so you have to help me,” the prime minister said.
