Bangkok, May 09: The Thai government has called on opposition protesters to make it clear if they will end their mass rally in the heart of Bangkok.
“Schools are about to open. Parents are concerned about their children’s safety,” Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday on national television.
“There should be a clear answer by tomorrow (Monday) so that cooperation on the reconciliation plan will go ahead,” he added.
The Thai premier told protesters they should stop the rally quickly for safety reasons.
Vejjajiva has been trying to defuse a two-month stand off with the so-called Red Shirts which turned bloody at times.
The Red Shirts are supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a populist leader who was ousted in a 2006 military coup and charged with corruption and abuse of power.
The Thai prime minister has offered a reconciliation “road map” which entails holding early elections on November 14th.
The protesters responded by saying they will end the civil unrest. However, they’re still camping out in Bangkok’s main commercial district.
The news comes after unknown assailants attacked and killed two policemen during two separate incidents in the capital Bangkok on Friday.
Both the government and the protesters say the attacks were the work of elements intent on derailing the reconciliation road map.
——-Agencies