Two Leaders from non-politic group were Invited to National Convention as Mon National Delegates

Independent Mon News Agency

April 24, 2004

Two non-politician leaders were invited to national convention as the Mon national delegates by the government according to the source who live close with these leaders.

Nai Sike, Chair Person of Mon National Literature and Culture of Mawlamyine and Nai Kyin Phay, former Mon State Peace and Development Council Chair person and also the leader and the founder of Yar Ma Nya Newspaper, currently has been publishing in Mon State in Burmese,were invited after the Military Southeast Command Commander met with them.

The invitation arrived with the New Mon State Party invitation on April 19, 2004.

According to the MNLC committee said that Nai Sike and Nai Kyin Phay accepted to attend the National Convention to represent as Mon national representatives.”

When they met committees, both of them said that “in National Convention we will try for the Mon people as much as we can” the committees said.

The Southeast Command Commander met two of them on March 31 secretly.

The committees said, “Nai Sike told us, the Southeast commander asked him about doing political campaign and he answer that he can do only a little.Beside, When the commander asked about how much his power overwhelm on NMSP? However, he explained that he has no power on NMSP. Again, the commander asked about competing with opposition groups, he said that he could not compete with opposition groups such Mon Democratic Front, NLD.

However, Nai Kyin Phay said the Democracy group does not have so many abilities to the commander the committees added in the meeting.

The committees said that Nai Sike Felt unhappy when the authorities came and took him not to tell anybody about their taking him and order him to do something ,so He became afraid and he thought that he is going to be arrested by the authorities.

However, when Nai Sike is arrived the Southeast Command, the commander asked about his health at first and about the political movement. Therefore, he felt better because he always was arrested and was interrogated by the authorities because of the MNLC movement.

Like this Mon non-politic leader, the southeast commander met Nai Lon Hcwe, a retired manager from Publish Salt Production Department, and Nai Min Sien Tun, current Ramonnya Newspaper editor and other United Solidarity and Development Association member.

According to Nai Sike said, the government will organize a new political party in Mon state before the election, so they let Nai Sike and Nai Kyin Phay to lead this party.

The government also wanted Nai Sike to be as a chairperson of in publishes referendum that will be in Mon State before the election, which are included with 7 points of Road Map.

Before this election, the government has already planned to switch its USDA to be political party, is increasing the number of USDA member by giving power and economic opportunities.

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