PP warns Anutin against dissolution

Party says PM would be dodging scrutiny

- AEKARACH SATTABURUTH

The People’s Party (PP) says that if Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves parliament on Dec 12 — the day the parliamentary session opens — inresponse to a no-confidence motion, it would be akin to a contractor abandoning a project to evade scrutiny.

Parit Wacharasindhu, list MP and PP spokesman, said yesterday that the prime minister's remark on dissolving the House, particularly if done to avoid scrutiny or responsibility for any constitutional amendments, is “no different from a contractor abandoning a project to escape scrutiny”.

“While there is still legal debate regarding whether parliament can be dissolved after a debate is filed, I believe the constitution clearly states that the prime minister is prohibited from using his power to dissolve parliament to escape scrutiny,’ he said.