Sophon rejects removing Kla Tham from opposition whip

MGR Online•Politics•40m ago

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House Speaker Sophon Sarum rejected a request from Opposition Leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut to remove the Kla Tham Party from the opposition whip.

•Opposition Leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut announced via Facebook on November 13 that the House Speaker rejected the removal of the Kla Tham Party from the opposition whip.
•Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Siroj Phaetphan signed the document stating the request did not comply with meeting regulations.
•This rejection marks the sixth issue raised by the People's Party against House Speaker Sophon Sarum.

•Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut posted on Facebook on November 13 regarding the House Speaker's decision to reject the removal of the Kla Tham Party from the opposition whip.
•Siroj Phaetphan, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, stated the request was not in accordance with the House of Representatives Meeting Regulations 2019, Clause 15, and the 2020 regulations on opposition coordination committees.
•The request referred to a letter from the Opposition Leader dated October 20, 2026.
•The People's Party had previously presented five other issues to Sophon Sarum for review and correction.
•Previous issues raised by the People's Party include blocking government scrutiny in committees and delaying a NACC probe into Saksayam.
•Other complaints include the failure to call a parliament meeting to amend the constitution for 232 days.
•The request to remove the Kla Tham Party from the opposition whip has been rejected by the House Speaker.

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Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut(ณัฐพงษ์ เรืองปัญญาวุฒิ)ℹ️

List MP, leader of the People's Party, and Opposition Leader in the House of Representatives.

Sophon Sarum(โสภณ ซารัมย์)

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Siroj Phaetphan(ศิโรจน์ แพทย์พันธุ์)

Secretary-General of the House of Representatives.

Saksayam(ศักดิ์สยาม)

An individual involved in a share-hiding case and a NACC petition.

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

A political party led by Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut.

Kla Tham Party(พรรคกล้าธรรม)

A political party that the People's Party requested be removed from the opposition whip.

House of Representatives(สภาผู้แทนราษฎร)ℹ️

The legislative body where the opposition whip and meeting regulations are managed.

Secretariat of the House of Representatives(สำนักงานเลขาธิการสภาผู้แทนราษฎร)

The office that processed the request regarding the opposition coordination committee.

NACC(ป.ป.ช.)

The agency involved in a petition regarding the share-hiding case of Saksayam.

House of Representatives Meeting Regulations 2019(ข้อบังคับการประชุมสภาผู้แทนราษฎร พ.ศ. 2562)

The regulations cited as the reason for rejecting the removal of the Kla Tham Party.