Members of the People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) on Tuesday morning rallied at the gates of Government House, demanding that measures to improve the lives of displaced people be discussed by the cabinet.
They blocked all entrance gates except the one at Orathai Bridge, through which Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, cabinet members, government officials and people on official business enter the Government House compound.
Special Branch police locked up the gates where the protesters rallied and riot police were deployed inside the grounds.
The P-Move protesters moved from the site where they had been camped, on one side of the Education Ministry, to Government House. They want four key proposals, which were submitted through Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, to be considered by the cabinet at its meeting today.
They are calling on government to issue community land title deeds, solve problems relating to the Pak Mun dam, issue a law on building control, and establish a land bank. They also want the 10 subcommittees set up to solve problems relating to their cause to finally start holding meetings.
They said they would call off the rally at 11pm once they were assured that their suggestions had been taken up for consideration, but said they would continue their rally if the demands were not considered.
P-Move last week submitted a letter to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asking her to increase support for the displaced, including landless farmers, stateless people and communities forced to relocate because of state projects.