MPs and senators attend a Parliament meeting on Nov 18 to vote on charter amendment drafts.(Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
A joint sitting of MPs and senators is tentatively scheduled to take place next week to deliberate a bill on a national referendum, Parliament President Chuan Leekpai said on Tuesday.
Mr Chuan said he, Senate speaker Pornpetch Wichit Cholachai, as well as the chief government and opposition whips, all agreed at a meeting that a debate on the bill should be held on Dec 1.
He said the meeting also discussed a motion submitted by Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP Paiboon Nititawan asking parliament to seek a judicial review of two charter amendment drafts accepted by parliamentarians earlier.
The bills propose to amend Section 256 to make way for the setting up of a charter…
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