If the, National League for Democracy, re-registers with the Election Commission, members of the party from 24 townships will revolt and protest the party decision.
“According to sources, members of NLD in Insein Township from Rangoon Division, the members of NLD in 19 townships from Bago Division, and the members of NLD in four townships from Mandalay Divisions will object to the possible re-registration of the party and urge responsible townships’ leaders to stand by the Shwegondaing declaration.
Myat Hla, the chairman of Bago Township, told Mizzima, “We, NLD members from Bago Division complained on March 18. Four Townships from Taung Ngoo District, seven Townships from Bago District, and eight Townships from Tharyarwaddy District have already complained against a possible party registration. After we have collected the opinions of the members from the rest of the Townships within Bago Division, we will submit it to the central party leadership. Our deadline is 27 March.”
In the statement of the Bago Division, they have decided to protest if NLD steps away from the Shwegodine declaration and decides to contest in the election.
The NLD chairman of Meiktila Township, a 1990-elect MP, Dr Thein Lwin said, “Ya Me Thin, Meiktila, Wan Twin, and Thazi Townships from Mandalay Division have also protested against any move to re-register”.
“If the party re-registers without the approval of Aung San Suu Kyi, we can’t accept it. We have decided to urge the Central Executive Committee to stand by the Shwegondaing Declaration,” he said.
Dr Thein Lwin added, “NLD is Aung San Suu Kyi and Aung San Suu Kyi is NLD. That’s why we can’t accept it without her approval”.
Khin Maung Shein’s lawyer who is also a NLD member of Insein Township (Rangoon Division) said, “the statement of Insein Township mentions that we complained against some of the CEC members’ reported desire to re-register the party because the junta has not accepted the demands of the Shwegondaing Declaration such as “reviewing and amending the 2008 constitution”, “to release all political prisoners”, and “to initiate a political dialogue”. The electoral laws don’t lead to national reconciliation. That’s why we complained.”
Khin Saw Htay, from Magway Division said when they carried out a survey in the villages of Magway Division, all of them were against re-registration of the party.
She added, “In Yay Nan Chaung and Chauk Townships, there is only one party (NLD) that fights for the rights of people, so they rely on the NLD and they don’t want NLD to accept junta’s control.”
The meeting of members form Magway Division will be held at 26 March, in Rangoon. The meeting of members from Yay Nan Chaung Township was held today.
They will submit the protest notes to the central party on 27 March. On 29 March, members of the Central Executive Committee and members of Central Committee from Divisions/States will discuss the issue at the Rangoon main office and will decide whether NLD will register at all.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the General Secretary of the party, who is under house arrest, communicated to her lawyers that she can’t accept the junta’s one-sided unjust electoral laws.
