Thai politicians are known for their gesture politics which was in full display during the first day of parliamentary debate on the Srettha government’s policy statement on Monday.
They took turns to cast doubts and pour scorns on the policy statement which they claimed did not match the election promises made by the political parties in the new ruling coalition government.
While Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin believed he was introducing a policy that would bring the country out of the economic doldrums and shape a better future for Thailand, his critics in the chamber dismissed it as nothing more than a wish list and a deception.
Sirikanya Tansakul, an outspoken MP of Move Forward Party, blasted the policy statement as being “nothing more than a wish list” that lacks specifics and offers no commitment.
“You are applying steroids instead of medicine to cure the economic…
