Opposition will walk out when budget session resumesThe opposition will again walk out and abstain from voting when the House of Representatives convenes on Thursday to restart the 2020 Budget Bill debate in the second and third readings, opposition chief whip Suthin Khlangsaeng said on Wednesday. Parliament President Chuan Leekpai called a special session of the House of Representatives from Feb 13 to again debate the second and third readings and comply with the court ruling. Mr Suthin said that on Thursday opposition MPs would sign in to the House session so that there would be a quorum. Then they would walk out, leaving government MPs to proceed with the voting. He said if the opposition MPs were in the chamber, they would exercise their right to debate the bill and this could delay voting for two or three days.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2020 10:18 UTC