Deputy PM Pipat Ready to Defend Transport Ministry Record
Deputy PM Pipat said he is prepared to defend the Transport Ministry's record if the opposition calls a no-confidence debate, noting the ministry has been under his supervision for less than four months.
At 1:10 p.m. on August 17, 2025, at Government House, Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said he is ready to provide a full account if the opposition tables a no-confidence debate against the government. "If the opposition discusses transport ministry matters, I am prepared to explain and address every point in detail," he said, adding he is not concerned about any questioning.
When asked whether he expects to be targeted by opposition scrutiny, Pipat noted that the Transport Ministry faces questions regardless of which government is in power. He said that as the prime minister has assigned him to oversee the ministry, he must be ready to clarify any issue, question, or concern raised by the opposition. Regarding previous controversies, he noted that in the previous government the opposition focused on energy policy—a portfolio he no longer holds—and on the land bridge project, which has been cancelled following a study by Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti Nitithanprasert and Finance Minister.
When asked about potential corruption in the Transport Ministry, Pipat said the ministry has only recently come under his supervision, with his previous tenure lasting less than two months and the current one approaching four months. "There should be nothing to worry about," he stated directly.
Regarding opposition plans to raise the Senate vote-buying scandal in debate, Pipat said the issue is still under investigation by the Election Commission, with two different committees reviewing it. No clear conclusions or public announcements have been made yet. He emphasized that he has no involvement in the scandal and that his name does not appear on the list of 229 people under investigation.
