People's Party MP Defends Committee Vote Summoning Prime Minister
People's Party MP Rangsiman Rome defended a 7-0 parliamentary committee vote summoning Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the Interior Minister to explain their refusal to send a senior official to answer corruption allegations. Rome accused Bhumjaithai Party MPs of skipping the meeting then holding a press conference to attack the legitimate vote, calling their complaints politically motivated and baseless.
On November 6, 2026, Rangsiman Rome, party-list MP for the People's Party and chair of the House Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights, posted on Facebook regarding a press conference held by Supachai Jaisamut and fellow Bhumjaithai Party MPs. The committee had voted unanimously, 7-0, to summon Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the Interior Minister to appear before parliament after they failed to comply with a summons ordering Department of Provincial Administration Director-General Narucha Khosavisai to explain alleged corruption in local elections.
Rangsiman affirmed that the November 5 vote at 4:15 PM was legal and compliant with regulations. At that time, the committee had 14 members after Pheu Thai Party members had submitted resignation letters. A majority required seven votes, making the 7-0 result valid.
He stated that as committee chair presiding over the meeting, he never received official notice from parliament appointing new committee members to replace vacant positions. He also learned that name changes for replacement members were made after 5:00 PM in the parliament meeting room — after the vote had concluded — confirming the committee had 14 members at the time of voting.
Rangsiman dismissed accusations of intimidation and abduction as baseless fabrications. He noted the Bhumjaithai MPs left the meeting voluntarily before it ended, forfeiting their chance to vote, and accused them of political grandstanding. He challenged Supachai to identify who actually violated the law, regulations, and constitution, and offered full transparency on his assets. He emphasized that committee meeting notices are sent at least one week in advance and accused absent MPs of using political tactics — submitting leave requests while remaining at parliament but skipping the session — then complaining after losing the vote. He warned against using smear tactics to shield the government from corruption allegations instead of addressing them with facts and evidence.
