Bangkok: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, has dismissed a proposal to dissolve his party as nonsensical, expressing confidence that there will be no political accidents. Anutin questioned the validity of a request submitted to the Attorney General for the Constitutional Court to rule on the dissolution of the Bhumjaithai Party, asking, "Who submitted the request?" When informed it was Nattaporn Toprayoon, a former advisor to the Ombudsman, Anutin replied that he was unaware of the individual and questioned the grounds on which such a request could be made.
According to Thai News Agency, Anutin was asked whether the request might be a political maneuver. He dismissed this notion, labeling the situation as nonsensical. Anutin firmly stated that the Bhumjaithai Party had not engaged in any wrongdoing, emphasizing that its members are fulfilling their roles both in the executive and legislative branches, with positions such as Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives and various committee chairs.
The petition reportedly accused the party of attempting to overthrow the government, a claim Anutin laughed off as "daydreaming." In response to the reporter's mention that Nattaporn had previously succeeded in filing to dissolve the Move Forward Party, Anutin reiterated his unfamiliarity with Nattaporn and downplayed the significance of filing such petitions. He expressed confidence that neither he nor his party had been involved in any political misconduct.