Extraordinary -o-cha is hoping to win over supporters in Chiang Mai, a province traditionally known as a stronghold of assist his rival Pheu Thai Party.
The No.1 prime ministerial candidate for the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party visited Chiang Mai yesterday in an try to sway voters, Bangkok Post reported.
Prayut, joined by key UTN Party members including chief Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, took a hiatus from official responsibilities to campaign for UTN candidates. This marked his first go to to Chiang Mai, a notable Pheu Thai political stronghold and home province of Thaksin Shinawatra, since the dissolution of the House. Thaksin’s daughter, Paetongtarn, is likely considered one of the front-runners for the party’s prime ministerial place.
With ten House seats in competition in Chiang Mai, the UTN is campaigning for every one. On this visit, Prayut made his first stop at Wat Yang Kuang in the Muang district. He received a standard welcome from UTN Party candidates earlier than visiting the bustling Kom market and indulging in native delicacies.
Subsequent stops in his Chiang Mai tour included visiting ethnic communities on Mon Cham Mountain in the Mae Chaem district, together with his day culminating at the bustling Sri Boonruang market in Constituency 5. During his time within ethnic communities, Prayut discussed land rights conflicts involving the state, with a number of citizens pleading for his intervention to resolve disputes with state businesses who declare that their lands are overlapping with forest reserves.
Prayut acknowledged that these issues are complex and not easily solved. However, he emphasised that his authorities has initiated efforts to address these problems, and should the UTN be victorious in May, they will proceed to work toward resolving them. UTN leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga confirmed that land rights issues are a core coverage for the UTN, submitted to the Election Commission (EC) for approval. Pirapan stated…
“The party has all of it lined, and if it has the chance, this coverage shall be applied. The UTN is dedicated to fixing land issues, and whether or not it becomes the federal government, it will work to handle people’s problems.”
Additionally, Prayut inspired native residents to partake in safeguarding natural sources and to chorus from initiating forest fires, which can exacerbate PM2.5 ultra-fine mud air pollution.
Chiang Mai has skilled extreme haze this 12 months, with round 1,seven hundred residents filing a lawsuit at the Administrative Court in opposition to Gen Prayut and two state businesses, claiming failure to tackle the persistent haze concern..