Because of
military forcefully moved the village, the monk become food shortage
Independent Mon News Agency
Now the monks in two villages in southern
Intended to “mop up” the
Mon separation armed group, a tactical command with 1000 military
personals, operating in the area droved out the villagers from two villages
namely Win Bout and Win Kyan to Ko-Mile
and Han Gan villages where only the monks remain left
in their monasteries.
As there are no villagers left in the villages and
consequently, the monks of village monasteries have no food offered.
“There is none in the villages, and only houses remained
left. The villagers had gone. The monks are without food in their monasteries.
In spite of the discipline of Buddhism that Buddhist monks are forbidden to
cook meals for themselves, the monks are cooking their meals for the time
being. Otherwise, we, the monks will be die of hunger”
the monks of Win Bout said.
The two villages where the monks are facing with lack of
food are in the area of Nai Vin, Nai Zai Tike and Nai Long Hair of the
Mon separation armed group who are fighting against the military frequently
moving and therefore the villages had been forcedly relocated in order that the
guerrilla fighters will be deprived of food.
Not only these two villages were forcedly relocated, but
also the villagers in the areas of Southern Ye Township and Northern strip of Tenasserim Division were forbidden to go to their farms and
gardens.
During recent harvest of rice and betel nut, the people who
are working in their farms and gardens are being chased to arrest and some
innocent people had been shot dead with no question asked.
“Not being allowed to go to their gardens and farms, the
local people are facing with difficulties and they have moved to Ye Town, fled
into