This decision was taken at the party's township level meeting held on March 22. The meeting also discussed the policy and programmes of the party and decided on electing and filling vacant posts.
"They have reserved 25 per cent of the seats in both houses for army personnel. And they have also said that the presidential candidate must have a military vision and military experience besides giving supreme power to the army of staging a coup at any time they deem fit. We can't accept these at all. All these provisions in the new constitution are repressive. We can't accept any points and any provisions in this new constitution. We won't accept this constitutional referendum to be held in May this year," Thein Aung, acting secretary of the township NLD told Mizzima.
The meeting was held at the residence of township party Chairman Kyaw Khaing.
"Detained members of our township party organizing committee, U Khin Hla, U Min Aung and U Than Pe who is out of station were not able to attend the meeting. The rest of the members, 11 in all attended," an organizing committee member of NLD said.
The meeting appointed Tin Thein Aung to replace detained members Khin Hla and Min Aung as acting secretary and another member Tun Kyi was appointed acting joint secretary following a resolution.
The meeting demanded that the State Peace and Development Council release NLD General Secretary Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at the earliest date as she is a citizen of Burma by birth.
The meeting appealed to government employees and people to openly oppose the ensuing constitutional referendum to be held in May and fresh elections to be held in 2010.
