The Arakan National Party (ANP) has established a committee aimed at laying the ground work for an election victory, the party’s chairman Dr Aye Maung announced during a rally held in Sittwe’s Winkabar Grounds on October 1st. Thousands of people including monks attended the public rally for the party which appears very popular in the state.
“Although there have been cracks in the party’s unity since the Thandwe Conference, we have been making systematic plans to obtain complete control of the Arakan State Parliament and obtain full rights to determine Arakan's fate by establishing a committee for winning the election,” Dr Aye Maung said.
The ANP has established a central committee and various sub-committees at the township level in Arkan State as well in Chin State’s Palatwa Township, Rangoon Region, and Irrawaddy Region.
"Even before the campaign period started for the 2015 Election, I have supervised the erection of party signboards and voter outreach in Ann and Gwa. I have already carried out a two-week campaign in Manaung. U Khine Pyi Soe and U Thar Tun Hla have been campaigning in Thandwe and Toungup areas while U Aye Thar Aung and U Hla Saw have been effectively carrying out the campaigns in their respective constituencies,” said the party chairman.
After campaigning in his constituency in Manaung, Dr Aye Maung began his campaign across Arakan State with a rally in Sittwe on October 1st.
“I started the campaign across Arakan state in Sittwe today to rally for the party's victory,” Dr Aye Maung told the audience.
He and his party held rallies in Pauktaw on October 2nd, Ponnagyun on the 3rd, and Kyauktaw on the 4th. There are also plans to hold public rallies in Ramree and Kyaukhpyu on October 26th and 27th.
U Khine Pyi Soe and U Thar Tun Hla from the central winning committee said they will hold rallies in Thandwe and Toungup, Rathedaung, Buthidaung, and Maungdaw townships.
“While I’m campaigning in the state to win all the seats in the State Parliament, U Aye Thar Aung and U Oo Hla Saw, who have political experiences and are mature. They are making systematic plans to run in the Upper House and the Lower House and cooperate with other ethnic [MPs] in the Union Parliament,” Dr Aye Maung said.
He told the audience at the rally that the ANP will form an alliance with other parties including ethnic parties in order to gain control of the State Parliament. In line with their party's policy and vision for Arakan state.
