As the military rulers of Burma declare their set of election rules, the voice of opposition among international community grows. Opposing the flaws in the election laws, which finally barred democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from contesting the polls, India based Burmese democratic activists have decided to organize a protest demonstration on March 17 starting at 11 am. The protest rally will take place at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, said Thin Thin Aung of Women’s League of Burma.

The ruling State Peace and Development Council of Burma released the five sets of new electoral laws on March 8 which would be implemented for the proposed general election in the country.

Moreover, the political parties’ registration law requires that the parties have to re-register themselves within 60 days. But for the National League for Democracy, it was like a warning to expel its leader and Nobel laureate Suu Kyi to get registered. With Suu Kyi, over 2200 political prisoners will prevented from participating in the elections, understandably scheduled some time later this year.

“This is totally against the will of the people of Burma and the international community including the United Nations. The UN Secretary General has been urging the Burmese junta to release all political prisoners including Suu Kyi and start inclusive dialogue with key stakeholders from democracy groups and ethnic nationalities for the reconciliation,” said Dr Tint Swe, a Burmese MP in exile, who won the 1990 Burma polls.

On the other hand, Burma Partnership, a campaign group, said that the election laws announced by the Burmese junta had made it exceptionally clear that the elections will not be free, fair, or credible.

At this critical juncture of Burma’s struggle for democracy and peace, the major alliances of Burma’s movement for democracy and rights of ethnic nationalities are looking at a global campaign on Burma’s 2010 elections.

The campaign will be launched officially through a press conference in Bangkok later this week. Later a global petition targeting the UN and other governments urging them to decisively and publicly denounce the regime’s undemocratic constitution and elections will be formulated, said Khin Ohmar of Burma Partnership.