Parit, opposition whip leader, revealed that the opposition plans to petition the parliament speaker next week to refer the case to the Supreme Court to take action against the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for dismissing the complaint in the "Saksayam" case. He called on society to watch closely and urged the Election Commission (EC) to expedite sending the Senate vote-rigging case to court.
At 9:00 a.m. on 26 May 2026 at the parliament, Parit Watcharasindhu, party-list MP and deputy leader of the Prachachon Party, speaking as the opposition whip leader, gave an update on the progress of gathering signatures to petition the parliament speaker to send the case to the Supreme Court to sanction the NACC for misconduct after it decided to dismiss the complaint against former Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob regarding stock concealment. He said the draft petition has now been circulated among coalition opposition parties and senators who wish to co-sign, and it will be finalized within this week before being submitted to the parliament speaker next week.
Parit commented on the case of 89 senators holding a press conference to respond to the so-called "Blue Regime" issue, saying he would like to use this opportunity to invite society to watch the case of another group of more than 130 senators whose names appear in the investigation file of the 16th EC inquiry committee. This committee resolved to propose that the EC send the case to court to prosecute 229 individuals involved in rigging the Senate election. This group includes over 130 senators, as well as political party networks, ministers, and various national politicians totaling more than 90 people. The EC must decide within one month whether to send the case to court following the inquiry committee's recommendation or dismiss the complaint and drop the case. If the EC decides not to send the case to court, it will raise suspicions and public questions about whether this decision is related to the fact that four of the seven EC commissioners were appointed with approval from senators named in the case file.
Challenges "Anutin" to resign if the second constitutional referendum fails.
Parit also responded to questions on whether the "Blue Regime" would make constitutional amendments more difficult, saying this is certainly a challenge. The key factor for success is the voice of the 21 million voters who participated in the referendum and want a new constitution drafted. These 21 million votes remain significant for the second referendum because if the Bhumjaithai Party relies on the parliamentary and Senate majority to push their draft amendment to Section 256 as proposed by the party — which he has criticized as risky and monopolistic — it would concentrate decision-making power in the Senate.
"If the parliament approves this and it proceeds to a referendum, but the majority of the country’s people disagree, how will Anutin Charnvirakul, the Prime Minister as head of the executive and leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, take responsibility? International standards show that whenever a referendum is held and the government clearly supports one side but the result is contrary, we usually see the prime minister take political responsibility, such as in the UK's Brexit referendum, where the prime minister resigned within three days after the vote result opposed the government's position to show accountability."