Move Forward MP Sirilapas Kongtrakarn broke into tears during a debate over the budget bill in parliament today, as she complained that the Public Health Ministry has ignored psychiatric patients, such as those suffering from depression, by allocating only a small budget to address this health problem.
Sirilapas came to public attention in September last year when a Bhumjaithai MP accused her of taking food home from the canteen, which was meant for parliamentary staff. She explained, however, that she did not steal the food, claiming that it was leftovers which would have been wasted otherwise.
Taking the floor to debate the Public Health Ministry’s budget, the first-time Bangkok MP said she feels that the government has attached more importance to patients suffering drug addiction than other psychiatric disorders, claiming that there are about 200,000 patients suffering drug…
