#Thailand royalists/yellow shirts gather, submitted letter to senate at parliament house to remind them of their job to protect the #constitution. They accuse the anti-government protesters of wanting to change the constitution to reduce the power/role of #monarchy #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา
#Thailand parliamentarians sitting for 2 days to discuss 7 motions on #constitutional amendment. They're expected to vote on each of bill after in joint session. Anti-government protesters to assemble infront of parliament later to pressure MPs to make decision #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา
#Thailand anti-government protesters been calling for 3 changes including #constitution change as it's deemed undemocratic as it's military-backed & drawn up when #PM #Prayut governed under coup. Royalists adamant protesters want charter change to impact monarchy #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา
#Thailand police, at least 1,000 of them, deployed to protest site at #Bangkok #Parliament where joint session ongoing debating 7 bills on #constitutional amendment. Protesters expected 1500 hours BKK time as they want to demand MPs to make decision #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา #ประชุมรัฐสภา
Appears #Thailand #royalists/yellow shirts fighting among themselves. They unhappy with 1 young yellow shirt speaker who wasn't addressing the #PM #Prayut with respectful honorific & got brought out as crowd grew angrier. They accuse him of siding with protesters #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา
#Thailand royalists on other side of intersection from parliament house where anti-government protesters expected to gather. Police trying to ensure both sides not going to meet/clash as MPs, senators debate on whether to approve constitution change #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา #ประชุมรัฐสภา
#Thailand public buses out again as barricades on road leading to #parliament house. Parliamentarian in joint session debating on which 7 bills to support on constitutional amendment. #ประชุมรัฐสภา #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา
#Thailand police have somewhat surrounded all roads leading to #parliament house as anti-government protesters expected to gather later to await MPs' decision on the chosen bills for #constitution change. Last time, MPs failed to vote/decide #ประชุมรัฐสภา #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา
#Thailand anti-government protest leaders have all been released from jail recently, will most likely turn up at parliament house to urge MPs to votele on #constitution reform bills. House speaker had called for calm, to allow MPs to debate, do job #ประชุมรัฐสภา #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา
This just 1 group of #Thailand royalists defending #constitution & #PM #Prayut. Urging MPs not to touch charter especially parts dealing with #monarchy. Another group likely to show up later to continue to counter anti-government protesters' demands. #ประชุมรัฐสภา #ม็อบ17พฤศจิกา
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