Mr Nathawut said the leaders were not yet convinced the prime minister's reconciliatory stance had the full support of all concerned.
He said the developments on Monday were confusing.
In the morning there was a report the PM was preparing to speak about dissolving the House of Representatives and reconciliation, but later on the day Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban called a large number of police into the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situations (CRES).
Late on Monday morning the CRES said it was prepared to take action against the protesters and would not spare the lives of their leaders, and the centre's spokesman Col Sansern Kaewkamners said armoured cars would be used in the crackdown operation, Mr Nattawut said.
Earlier on Monday, a number of people held UDD leader Veera Musikhapong's son at a gunpoint.
"And then suddenly, that night, the prime minister announced his reconciliation roadmap.
"We do not understand what was really going on. We are not certain how many of the groups with power actually agree to the proposed roadmap.
"Do Mr Abhisit and Mr Suthep agree on this matter? Who is the CRES are taking orders from?" Mr Nathawut said.
Mr Nathawut said before UDD leaders meet to discuss this matter they would like Mr Abhisit to answer the following questions:
1. The Democrat Party has never shown clearly that is ready for a House dissolution. Its leading figures, particularly Chuan Leekpai, have been opposed to a dissolution and other party members have never mentioned the possibility of dissolving the House. The question is: Is the PM's proposal a resolution of the party?
2. Since the government is a coalition, have all of the other parties in it agreed to the proposal? The UDD wants to hear other coalition parties say whether they agreed to Mr Abhisit's move.
"It would be dubious if core members of the coalition parties did not know anything in advance about the roadmap proposal," Mr Nathawut said.
Source: Bangkok Post
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