Source: MCOT News
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BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – Buddhist monks and laypeople ended their protest outside Parliament on Friday after staging a rally and hunger strike there for several weeks, demanding that the drafters of the new constitution officially recognise Buddhism as Thailand's religion in the charter.
While the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) is considering the article, Section 2 and Section 78 on religion on Friday, Buddhist monks and laypersons stopped fasting and ended their protest at Parliament.
Phra Maha Boontueng Chutinatharo, a leader of the monk protesters said they ended hunger strike as they intended to do so on June 28, whether the constitution drafters would designate Buddhism as the state religion or not.
If the CDA amends its article on religion in the charter to make Buddhism the state religion, Buddhist monks will be glad and pray for their well-being, he said.
But if it failed to recognise Buddhism as the nation's religion, his group will also boycott the drafted constitution.