WHAT KIND OF REFERENDUM IS THIS. IT IS NO MORE A REFERENDUM BUT FORCED
ENDORSEMENT .
ALL THIS IS WRONG. TOTALLY WRONG. TOTALLY WRONG ! ! !
April 18, Independent Mons News Agency
Government staffs forced to sign pledge to cooperate on referendum
Departmental officers of the Burmese government have been made to sign a
pledge that they will work in coordination with the referendum commission
to campaign to the people to cast the 'Yes' vote.
A school administrator in Mon State, "We had to sign that we are going to
cooperate and help them in the coming referendum". All staff members of
schools and other departments were forced to sign.
"We will help out the commission in the polling booths and the referendum
process in May", she said. Their signatures will be submitted to the top
authorities.
Departmental offices in Mon State were forced to sign by their relevant
ministry from the end of March.
To get the 'Yes' vote, the Burmese regime has not closed government
offices for civilian staff members during the water festival even though
it had declared closure during the festival.
After the Burmese regime ordered the closure for the duration of the water
festival, the Town****p department officers were reordered not to close the
office and stand by at the office by their concerned ministry.
According to some civilian department officers, the officers have to take
the responsibility of explaining to their staff members about the new
constitution.
"It was a mix up. We can't do our job well due to such contradictory
orders," the school administrator said.
