A group of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers accused its top executives Wednesday of falsely claiming a consensus on postal privatization matters the previous day in order to conduct further negotiations with the government.
Around 35 lawmakers led by former House of Representatives Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki held a protest meeting Wednesday, blaming LDP policy chief Kaoru Yosano for ending a meeting on postal issues without the consent of the majority of participants.
"Only around 10 or more people went out saying (Yosano) won blanket approval (from the participants). But around 60 people kept staying" in protest, said Hosei Norota, a senior LDP member from the Lower House. "This is a violation of an (LDP) rule. If they keep doing things like this, the situation will only get tougher to handle."