Prayut visits key red-shirt stronghold !!!

 

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday visited
 Ubon Ratchathani province, directly challenging red-shirt
supporters to work with the government.
 (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)

Ubon Ratchathani: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha asked
a local red-shirt leader to cooperate with the government
 during his visit to Ubon Ratchathani -- a key
 red-shirt stronghold.

 Gen Prayut led an entourage of cabinet ministers and

 government officials Thursday on a visit to Ban Yang Kradao

 in tambon Thamuang of Don Mot Daeng district in the

 northeastern province, amid very tight security.

During his visit he met Chamroonsak Chantharamai, a leader

 of the provincial chapter of the red-shirt United Front for

Democracy against Dictatorship.

When they met, Gen Prayut said: "Are you Thai? If you are Thai,

 we need to help each other. If you don't help today, when will you?

"Do you feel sympathy for the people?

You don't need to side with me or others. But you have to back

 all future elected governments who really work for the sake

of the people.

" Mr Charoonsak responded by saying that he was ready to

cooperate with the government to develop the country.

 "Aren't you afraid of them [other red-shirt leaders]?"

Gen Prayut asked.

"No," the red-shirt leader replied. Mr Charoonsak later said

political conflicts had obstructed national progress, adding that

if an election was held while the conflicts were unresolved,

 the country would not move forward.

 He said he had tried to persuade red-shirt leaders in other

 provinces to help solve the conflict by meeting the government

half way and giving the prime minister more time to fix

 the problems.

 Mr Charoonsak admitted that the prosecution of former prime

minister Yingluck Shinawtra in the rice-pledging case had upset

 red-shirt supporters.

 "The rice case hits them where it hurts most. But we hope

everything now complies with the law.

 In the past, the red shirts did not receive justice in several cases,"

he said.

Gen Prayut later said that he was happy the red-shirt leader had

 offered to support the government

"I didn't see him as a stranger. He is a Thai. But I don't know

 if he has really changed his  mind. But if he offers to cooperate,

 I'll work with him too," he said. The prime minister addressed

a gathering of about 2,000 local people in Bang Yang Kradao.

Security was tight, with a force of police, soldiers and bomb

disposal experts deployed in and around the village.

Those wanting to attend the welcoming ceremony for the premier

were searched thoroughly and had to go through metal scanners

 before being allowed in.

 Jackets and pens were also banned from the event. Only reporters

 were permitted to use pens to take down notes.

 Gen Prayut told the gathering he had never rejected democracy,

but that democracy must be adjusted to suit Thailand's

circumstances.

"I can't reject democracy, but we have to learn how to be a

democratic country in the future," he said. Gen Prayut said the

government is trying to pursue the "Pracharath" policy to

 strengthen the economy at the grassroots level and empower

 local communities and local enterprises.

Pracharath refers to a partnership between the government,

the private sector and the public.

 The premier also chaired a meeting of the joint public-private

 committee to address economic problems in Ubon Ratchathani,

 Yasothon, Si Sa Ket and Amnat Charoen.

He stressed the need to improve local people's livelihoods,

improve the quality of farm products, process farm produce to

boost its value, and create other jobs to supplement

 traditional farming.

News,Politics,Bangkok Post,13 Novemver 2015.

 

Glad to hear that Gen Prayut visited the Red Shirts.

Hope this can proof that the government is sincere to end

the conflict of the country.

 

I believe this “Gen Prayut told the gathering he had never rejected democracy, but that democracy must be adjusted to suit Thailand's circumstances.

"I can't reject democracy, but we have to learn how to be a

democratic country in the future," he said.”

 

Glad to hear that the Red Shirts leader also recognize this,
“Mr Charoonsak later said political conflicts had obstructed

national progress, adding that if an election was held while

 the conflicts were unresolved, the country would not

move forward.”

 

Hope the "Pracharath" policy to strengthen the economy at

 the grassroots level and empower local communities can work

 well and lead to end unfair income distribution that is the main

 root lead to the conflict  of the country.

 

Sincerely Yours.