Narinjara News
The New Age
Exiled Arakanese want gas
pipeline project scrapped
The Arakanese in exiled in
The Arakanese, under the banner of
the Arakan League for Democracy (exile), also urged
the international community to pressure the military government of
The call was made at a press conference at the National Press Club and San Hla Fru, Vice-president of the organization, read out a written statement at the conference.
The Jatiya Gonoprotirodh Andolon convener, Raisuddin Arif, the BAKSAL Chairman, Mahbub Alam, and the National Student-Youth Committee convener, Kamrul Alam, espressed solidarity with the call.
The Arakan League for Democracy
said the February 17 convention was aimed at legitimizing the illegitimate
military rule in
The selling of gas discovered in Arakan
through a pipe from
“The pipeline project will only benefit the military junta
of
Most of the hard currency earned by selling gas from the offshore of the Arakan would be used for the military’s prolonged stay in power and some of them (money) would be utilized for buying sophisticated weapons for suppressing the people, the statement added.
The Arakan League for Democracy, earlier, urged the Indian Government not to start construction of pipeline during the military rule.
In the statement the Arakan League for Democracy also urged the international committee to pressurize the military government there to set free Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders.
Note: Besides the New Age, this news story was covered in
newspapers; the Azakay Kagoz and the Enkilab.
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