Published
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 15:31
MNDF requests its nationals to ignore referendum and elections
The Mon National Democratic Front (MNDF) yesterday requested it nationals to ignore the Burmese junta's constitutional referendum and election.
The Mon National Democratic Front (MNDF) yesterday requested it nationals to ignore the Burmese junta's constitutional referendum and election.
The Burmese junta announced on last Saturday that they will hold constitutional referendum in May this year and will hold elections in 2010.
The MNDF said that the Burmese military government will never do what they say and will never say what they will do.
The Committee Representing the People's Parliament (CRPP), the National League for Democracy and MNDF has not accepted the regime's road map plans from the very beginning.
The ensuing referendum and election is just to prolong and extend the junta's life and to keep clinging to power, said a former political prisoner and MNDF leader.
"We should not waste our time with what the government plans which will not benefit the people. We should concentrate on our movements which will bring us democracy and ethnic rights," said the MNDF leader.
Whether the referendum will be supported or not the government would benefit, he said. If people support the referendum they will continue and hold elections and if not they'll take more time by giving a reason to repair the constitution again.
Burmese opposition leaders said that the government announcing the timetable before knowing the results of the referendum is meaningless.
"It's like inviting for a marriage before knowing the answer is love or not," said the MNDF leader.
MNDF was formed in 1988 after the uprising to contest the election in 1990 and it was banned by the SLORC in 1992.
The Burmese junta announced on last Saturday that they will hold constitutional referendum in May this year and will hold elections in 2010.
The MNDF said that the Burmese military government will never do what they say and will never say what they will do.
The Committee Representing the People's Parliament (CRPP), the National League for Democracy and MNDF has not accepted the regime's road map plans from the very beginning.
The ensuing referendum and election is just to prolong and extend the junta's life and to keep clinging to power, said a former political prisoner and MNDF leader.
"We should not waste our time with what the government plans which will not benefit the people. We should concentrate on our movements which will bring us democracy and ethnic rights," said the MNDF leader.
Whether the referendum will be supported or not the government would benefit, he said. If people support the referendum they will continue and hold elections and if not they'll take more time by giving a reason to repair the constitution again.
Burmese opposition leaders said that the government announcing the timetable before knowing the results of the referendum is meaningless.
"It's like inviting for a marriage before knowing the answer is love or not," said the MNDF leader.
MNDF was formed in 1988 after the uprising to contest the election in 1990 and it was banned by the SLORC in 1992.
