Chairman of Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party Apiwan Wiriyachai on Tuesday asked protestors against the amnesty bill to hold talks with the government.

The government would be willing to listen to protestors' demands, he said, suggesting those who demonstrated on Bangkok's Ratchadamnoen Avenue send representatives to talk with ministers.

The government has explicitly promised not to push for a re- entry of the bill into the parliament, Apiwan said. The bill was rejected Monday by the Senate and would be frozen for 180 days.

Apiwan also lashed out at Suthep Thaugsuban, former Democrat MP who announced his resignation from the parliament late Monday for proposing a three-day nationwide strike to force the government to withdraw the bill.

The call would cause damage to the country's development, Apiwan said.

The controversial amnesty bill is designed to grant blanket pardon to those involved in political unrest since 2006 military coup, including ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawarta. Its passage by the Lower House has sparked widespread street protests in the Thai capital city.