KALADAN NEWS
Dated: Tuesday, October
7, 2003
A SPDC Deputy
Minister Held a Meeting at Maungdaw
Town, to Support the
7-Points Road Map.
Maungdaw. October 07: A SPDC Deputy Minister held a
meeting at
the 7-points road map by the new
Prime Minister on 20
th
September 2003, according to a participant of the
meeting.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
Brig. Gen. Khin Maung accompanied by the
Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) Chairman
of
of
Chairman of Buthidaung District
and some other
officials were arrived at Maungdaw town on 19
September to hold a meeting in supporting the 7-
points road map recently declared
by new Prime
Minister, Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt, he further added.
The Township Peace and Development Council (TPDC) and
USDA officials arranged a meeting at
Myo Ma Hall on
Rohingya elite of the Town but 11
members were
participated in the meeting. They
also invited Rakhine
elite of the Town and the other
officials of the
government offices of the township,
told our
correspondent by another
participant.
The aim of the meeting is to arrange a people assembly
to support the 7-points road map by
the new Prime
Minister, source further said.
The Deputy Minister has introduced his short biography
since his student life to till his
present post Brig.
General in SPDC’s
rank and file. In the meeting, the
Deputy Minister also gave in brief an evaluation of
the situation of
significant role of army throughout
the Burmese
history.
“Army is father and army is mother of the people.
Therefore, army deserves to be elected in future. Army
is now ruling the country. We know,
the Muslims in
Arakan ( Rakhine) State have been suffering since
long time, and they are the Bengali
indigenous race
like other Shan, Karen, and Mon---
though they are
similar to the Bengali people of
they are included in the 135
indigenous races. We
promise themssss
to live in
future, if they will support our
7-points road map,”
said the Deputy Minister in the
meeting, according to
another participant referring not
to mention his name.
Indicating the Rohingya People,
the Deputy Minister
said, “ Don’t to hear western
advice and policies and
don’t believe and not to follow it.
If you follow
western advice, you (Rohingya people) will face more
difficulties in future. If you
follow our advice we
will grantee your peaceful living
in
future, said a source in the Nasaka to our source.
Deputy Minister also said, “ According
to our road map
we have to re-convene the National
Convention, to draw
a new Constitution and to hold a
referendum by all the
people of the country and to hold
new elections. But,
we will never agree to the
oppositions’ demand, which
is the “ Federal System” placed by
the opposition
groups, according to a participant
not to mention his
name.
Many people of the Maungdaw
township criticized the
minister as though Brig. Gen Khin Maung is an
Agriculture and Irrigation Minister, his first visit
to
about the people of the Arakan States facing
starvation because of shortage of
rice,” said an
ex-village headman in a great
frustration.
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