Prissadang Urges Government to Submit New Constitutional Draft in Cabinet Name, Not Bhumjaithai, to Ensure Parliamentary Passage
A Pheu Thai MP urged the government to submit a new constitutional draft under its own name rather than through Bhumjaithai party to ensure parliamentary passage and ministerial accountability for the amendment process.
During an urgent parliamentary session at 3:50 PM on May 15, 2025, Prissadang Wachrasinthuwong, a Pheu Thai party list MP, raised three critical points questioning explanations provided by Deputy Prime Minister Pharadhorn Parisananathakul regarding the constitutional amendment process.
First, Prissadang disputed claims that the government lacks justification for not endorsing the original draft due to unresolved second agenda issues. He argued that if the Cabinet endorsed the draft and appointed a committee to review it, discussions would occur regardless, and he would monitor whether Bhumjaithai's proposal next week could resolve one of three contentious issues within the Senate.
Second, he challenged the government's claim of establishing transparent procedures for law endorsements through inquiries to bill proposers. Investigations revealed no such process existed for bills submitted by MPs. When requesting reasons from the Prime Minister's Office Secretary-General (OSMPC) regarding the Cabinet's endorsement criteria, the office refused to provide information until the official opposition committee was established.
Third, regarding the Cabinet's two rounds of law endorsements claimed as systematic planning, Prissadang labeled this "trial-and-error work." He emphasized that if the Cabinet submits a new constitutional draft under its own name, it would guarantee that the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers take responsibility for completing and passing this agenda through parliament, unlike merely having Bhumjaithai propose it independently despite their 170-member parliamentary strength.
