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Bhumjaithai to boycott vote on the Green Line

Anutin: Party has right to abstain.

All seven cabinet ministers of the Bhumjaithai Party won’t cast votes on a controversial proposal by the Interior Ministry and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to extend the Green Line concession, the party’s leader said on Thursday, reaffirming its protest against the plan.

“In order to proceed with this mission [of deciding on the proposal] a vote is required. But those who think [voting in favour] is still wrong can reserve their right not to cast their vote, can’t they?” said Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, speaking in his capacity as the party leader.

His comments followed a decision by the seven cabinet ministers to excuse themselves from the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

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