Sirikanya criticized the House Speaker to remain neutral and not to claim that the 400 billion baht loan decree is not an urgent motion. The money will be distributed in eight days, yet the parliament has not asked any questions so far.
On 12 May 2026, regarding the case of Mr. Sopon Sarum, Speaker of the House of Representatives, who said in an interview that the Constitutional Court must first rule on the 400 billion baht loan decree before listing the motion. He also viewed the Prachachon Party’s proposal to form a special committee to monitor the funds’ use as not urgent since the administration has not yet spent the money. Ms. Sirikanya Tansakul, Deputy Leader of the Prachachon Party, responded via Facebook urging the Speaker to remain neutral and stop helping the government avoid parliamentary scrutiny.
The deputy party leader clarified that the government has already approved loans amounting to 170 billion baht and is about to start borrowing more. These funds will reach the public in eight days, on 1 June. However, parliament has not questioned this, nor has the government sufficiently explained to society how much the loans and distributions will help the people, what goals are set, or what will happen after the four-month relief funds run out.
Ms. Sirikanya further exposed irregularities, saying the government deceitfully used the loan to cover the State Welfare Card fund, which is money that should normally be distributed as entitled. This behavior violates the intended purpose, breaks all rules, and disregards all restrictions. How can this not be an urgent motion? When will parliament be able to investigate via a special committee? Since it is not urgent, it must wait in line with many other motions. The Speaker also claimed to wait for the Constitutional Court’s ruling, but the government has already started borrowing without waiting. Why should parliament wait? Besides struggling against the government’s refusal to establish a special committee, the opposition now faces obstruction from the Speaker labeling it as not urgent. How far will this go in silencing the opposition and helping the government avoid scrutiny?