Bangkok:"Pakamon" has called upon "Koravee," the government's chief whip, to reveal the full truth and resolve the ongoing issue regarding the no-confidence debate. She claims that the government is attempting to manipulate the debate's deadline for its own advantage and questions who is truly unwilling to compromise.

According to Thai News Agency, Ms. Pakamon Nunanan, a party-list MP from the People's Party, commented on the unsuccessful attempts by the three-party whips to agree on a date and timeframe for the no-confidence debate against the government under Article 151. She urged Mr. Koravee Prisnanantakul, Chairman of the Government Coalition Coordination Committee, to present the complete facts, suggesting that the government is trying to set the debate timeframe to suit its own convenience and pressuring the opposition to accept these conditions.

Ms. Pakamon highlighted that it is unprecedented for the Cabinet to preemptively notify the House of Representatives about its resolution on the debate timeframe before a joint discussion among the whips of all three parties. The government's insistence on a timeframe convenient to the Cabinet, she argued, is an attempt to force the House, especially the opposition, to operate within those constraints.

She further criticized the government's actions as undermining the checks and balances of parliament, stating that the real decision-makers might not be those present in the negotiation room. The opposition, she noted, had prepared for a five-day debate totaling 60 hours and required sufficient time for internal discussions and coordination with other parties if the schedule needed to be adjusted.

The opposition proposed that if the government wanted a four-day debate, it should be postponed to early or mid-November to allow time for adjustments. However, the Cabinet insisted that the debate must occur next week without any alternative.

Ms. Pakamon also criticized the conduct of the meeting's chairperson, suggesting that instead of fostering consensus, she exerted pressure and threatened to close the meeting if no agreement was reached. She particularly criticized Deputy Speaker Ms. Mallika Chiraphanvanich for not maintaining a neutral stance.

During the discussions on October 22, although the government proposed extending the debate days, the opposition found the timeframe insufficient for the extensive content and number of ministers to be debated. When consensus could not be reached, the opposition walked out of the meeting, but Ms. Pakamon emphasized that this action was not a refusal to participate but a stance against being pressured to comply with government-imposed conditions.