Speaker urges unity on charter rewrite

House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha yesterday urged MPs and senators to put aside their differences to pave the way for the drafting of a new charter, amid concerns that the House may be dissolved before the charter amendment bill is passed.

- AEKARACH SATTABURUTH

Mr Wan called on members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate to work together and avoid creating conditions that could obstruct the charter rewrite effort.

He said the charter amendment bill, which a parliamentary committee is reviewing, does not yet go into the details of the charter but focuses on the proposed establishment of a constitution-drafting assembly (CDA) to write a new one.

His remarks came as the opposition Pheu Thai Party was preparing to file a censure motion against the minority government led by the Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party. The move could accelerate a House dissolution ahead of the Jan 31 schedule next year.