Protestors surround Parliament and cut off its electricity

Protestors in Thailand are crossing all limits in an attempt to unseat the government.

Anti-government protesters gathered outside Thailand’s parliament in Bangkok on Monday to demand PM’s resignation. The protestors, which included a mix of royalists, academics, the urban elite and the middle class surrounded the Parliament building and cut off its electricity, marched on the police headquarters and massed in front of the besieged government’s temporary offices at the city’s secondary airport.

As a result, the officials has to cancel an important session of Parliament and fled from the airport complex, where the prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, and his cabinet have been meeting in recent months to shield themselves from the protests.

“We have agreed to cancel the session until the situation is back to normal,” Chai Chidchob, the speaker of the House of Representatives, said on Thai television.

Protesters were also seen marching toward the headquarters of Chart Thai, one of the political parties in the governing coalition. Others converged on the Finance Ministry. At nightfall, more protesters were massing at the airport. They set up a stage and chanted, “Resign!”

Mr. Somchai, who was attending the Asia-Pacific economic summit meeting in Lima, Peru, was not in Bangkok on Monday. In his absence, he put the army chief, Gen. Anupong Paochinda, in charge of security. There were no reports of violence on Monday, partly because the police allowed protesters to move around the city unhindered.