Pheu Thai's BMA proposal 'flawed'

A spokesman for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration yesterday objected to the Pheu Thai Party's plan to push for an amendment to the BMA Act that would include the election of 50 district office directors.

Wasan Meewong said he understood the proposal put forward by Pheu Thai MP Wichan Meenchainant was meant to speed up the resolution of problems. However, he said electing officials was not the final answer because it could lead to corruption and vote buying.

He also asked what would happen if a Bangkok councillor came from a different political party than the district director and whether it would lead to the director hesitating to help the councillor for fear his party would become more popular and gain more votes. It might also lead to political conflicts, he added.