Bhumjaithai Party hit back at iLaw, accusing them of being mouthpieces for the People’s Party and the Progressive Movement, who cooperated to nominate candidates as Orange Senate members but failed, then concocted the Blue Senate narrative and threatened to use legal means to damage reputations.
At 13:30 on 22 July 2026 at the parliament, MP Supachai Jaisamut of the Bhumjaithai Party issued a statement regarding iLaw’s submission to the opposition party coordinators (Opposition Whip) to investigate Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul along with nine Bhumjaithai ministers and MPs for allegedly causing the Senate election to violate the law. He said that the submission by iLaw’s director, Yingcheep Atchanont, to the People’s Party MPs reflects a connected group acting as one. Before the Senate election, iLaw, the Progressive Movement led by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, and the People’s Party all campaigned together to nominate candidates for the Senate using the “People’s Senate” and “Orange Senate” campaigns, acting like mouthpieces. When their joint efforts failed, they instead accused the “Blue Senate” and Bhumjaithai Party. The iLaw submission was motivated by lost interests and bad faith, coordinated to have the parliamentary committee investigate. He called for an end to the politicization of parliamentary committees, warning not to misuse committee powers to harm the parliament. Committees belong to everyone and should be respected by all.
Supachai said the alleged Senate vote-rigging is currently under investigation by the Election Commission (EC). If iLaw and the People’s Party claim to respect the law, they should respect the judicial process and not unfairly accuse Anutin and Deputy Prime Minister Thongsaeng Thongsri of corruption related to the Senate election, which damages Bhumjaithai’s reputation. The party will exercise its right to file legal cases, as in the case where Pichai Pitak, secretary of the Association for the Promotion of Public Authority Oversight (APPAO), asked the parliamentary Committee on Law, Justice, and Human Rights to investigate corruption in local official exams, alleging Anutin’s direct and indirect involvement in corruption funding the recent election. Supachai affirmed that legal action is not to silence critics but to protect the party’s and individuals’ honor and reputation. Those who err must be held accountable by law; no one has the privilege to insult others freely and then claim legal suppression when sued.