Govt eyes letting political parties meet
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THE GOVERNMENT will consider whether political parties can resume holding meetings despite the current ban on such activities, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday.
On Monday, Kasit Piromya, a member of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA), asked the assembly’s session to propose to the military-led regime that it permit political gatherings or meetings.
They were outlawed after Prayut led a coup in May last year and launched the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
About 10 NRSA members work with political parties. They should be allowed to meet with their blocs so that they can represent their party’s stance on issues in NRSA meetings or on proposals submitted to the government, Kasit said.
“However, I think their agendas for the gatherings should be made clear and obvious,” Prayut said during his weekly press briefing.
He would “immediately” approve the gatherings if the parties focused on reform agendas that promote people’s well-being rather than election agendas that “politically benefit themselves”.
