Anutin said upon entering parliament and encountering Kandi, there was no need to clear the air after she hurled insults like 'stupid, lousy, evil.' He noted everyone was simply doing their duties. He explained that the tax reduction on B20-E20 fuel aims to aid those in distress and countered Korn's urban perspective that farmers were just building profiles for themselves. Tags: [Anutin, parliament, Kandi Liaopiroj, Korn Chatikavanij, fuel tax, farmers, political conflict]
At 13:15 on 28 Oct 2026 at the Government House, Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, spoke about his entry into the parliament building earlier that morning. He greeted MPs from both the opposition and government, including Kandi Liaopiroj, a party-list MP from the Democrat Party. When asked if they cleared the air, the prime minister replied there was no need as everyone was just performing their duties.Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, parliament, greetings, Kandi Liaopiroj, Democrat Party, political roles]
When asked if the words 'stupid, lousy, evil' were mentioned, the prime minister laughed, shook his head, and said there was nothing to discuss or answer about that. He told her that it was unfortunate that the no-confidence debate should have proceeded to allow the government to move on with other matters. However, the opposition refused to debate this week, which was not the government's fault as the opposition walked out of the tripartite whip meeting. The government tried to find an available time and has informed the Speaker that the debate will start from 6 December onward. Now, it depends on whether the three-party whip meeting reconvenes and the Speaker's decision. He emphasized that November is fully booked, even if there were some free days, not enough for four or five consecutive days.Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, no-confidence debate, parliament schedule, opposition walkout, government response]
When asked again if the multiple holidays in the week starting 6 December would cause issues, Anutin said since the opposition said weekends were no problem, the government would have no problem either. This is about respecting parliament and the opposition. If the opposition is ready, the government is ready to listen to the debate and respond. The government fully respects this, but administrative duties exist. All 18 ministers have been informed and are in the country; they canceled other duties to respond to the debate in this period, postponing all tasks to November. Therefore, time cannot be pushed back. However, the prime minister and ministers will be away for much of the month, so they must hasten to the earliest possible time, which is from 6 December onward, leaving only six weeks from now.Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, debate scheduling, government readiness, ministerial duties, parliamentary respect]
Explaining that the tax cuts on B20-E20 fuel aim to help those in distress, countering Korn's claim that he will never understand.Tags: [fuel tax cuts, B20, E20, farmer assistance, Korn Chatikavanij, government policy]
Anutin also responded to Korn Chatikavanij, a party-list MP and deputy leader of the Democrat Party, who commented that the excise tax reduction on B20 and E20 fuel was a misplaced solution because these fuels are used by few people.Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, Korn Chatikavanij, fuel tax, B20, E20, policy criticism]
The prime minister smiled and laughed, shaking his head before replying that they must help those most in need first. People with means like the critic will never understand because they have never lived in rural areas or farmed much. In the past, farming was done a little just to build a profile for selling packaged rice but is not the life of true farmers who labor hard under the sun and rely on every baht as their cost. Reducing fuel prices for the types farmers can use by about 10 baht for both B20 and E20 stimulates greater use. This also indirectly boosts demand and prices for the agricultural products used in these fuels and reduces crude oil imports. This reflects the lifestyle of rural people and ordinary Thai people. Thus, MPs from the city who criticize this cannot understand the lives of farmers, field workers, and rural residents as well as he does.Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, farmer livelihood, fuel tax reduction, B20, E20, rural life, Korn Chatikavanij criticism]