New Delhi - Several Burmese voters said they are not happy with the government's plan to conduct a nationwide referendum on Saturday amidst the devastation and loss of the monster Cyclone Nargis.

"At this point of time, to me, I think it is important to focus on the cyclone victims rather than on conducting a referendum," said a resident of Myit Kyi Na town in Burma's northern Kachin state.

A woman in Mandalay, Burma's second-largest city, said she does not like the idea of having different dates for the nationwide referendum.

"It would be good to have the referendum on the same day as those in the Irrawaddy and Rangoon divisions," she added.

The government, in the wake of the deadly cyclone, postponed the referendum for 47 townships in the Irrawaddy and Rangoon divisions to May 24, two weeks later than the rest of the country.

"I am really disturbed by what the cyclone has caused," she added. "There are so many people dying and a lot of devastation."

Several businessmen in Mandalay are now collecting donations and rushing to the delta region to help victims of storm, she added.

While refusing to answer whether she will vote in favor of the junta's draft constitution or will oppose it, she echoed others in Mandalay when she said, "We have no choice, since the dates are fixed. We would just have to go and cast our vote."

A shoe-shop owner in Mandalay also said he had choice but to go to the poll on Saturday, as the date has been fixed. But he was coy about which way he would vote.

"I will cast my vote in favor of the people and for the rule of law in our country," he said. "My sympathies are with those who are suffering from the impact of the cyclone."

A local Christian pastor in Myit Kyi Na said the church is organizing a nightly prayer service for cyclone victims.

"I feel that at this time we should not waste any more time and rush to the rescue of the survivors, and put all our focus on them," the pastor said.

A government worker in Myit Kyi Na said everyone in the country should focus attention and bring relief to survivors.

"The government should do everything to help the victims, and the international community should pressure the government to immediately allow aid to come in," she added.

She said the government should not divert its attention to the referendum.

Meanwhile, Burma's main opposition political party – the National League for Democracy – has called on the government to postpone the referendum and instead come to the aid of cyclone victims.

Aid workers said so far aid has not reached the heart of the most impacted areas in the Irrawaddy Delta.

Cyclone Nargis, which struck the delta and Rangoon division last weekend, killed more than 100,000 people and left more than 1.5 million people homeless.