Aung San Suu Kyi isn’t happy with what she calls “disunity” at the
grassroots level of some local branches of the National League for Democracy.
Speaking to party members, she
called an NLD governing dispute in Thone Khwa Township as something like an
“argument” among family members, and said it was natural for any organization
to experience disagreements, according to a report on Thursday on the Radio
Free Asia website.
She called on local residents to
“correct” the issue through their participation in future elections. She did
not comment on the nature of the dispute, but earlier reports have surfaced
exposing disagreements over the leadership role, and the sharing of leadership,
at the local level of some ND branches.
It was believed to be the first
time Suu Kyi had addressed the issue of an “internal problem” within the party
in public.
“Let me ask you something—and you must answer
my questions bravely. Have you heard about disunity in the NLD in Thone Khwa
township?” she asked the crowd in front of the townshp's NLD office, which
responded that it had.
“I would like to apologize that
the NLD in Thone Khwa Township has been dealing with internal problems. I also
want to tell you not to worry about it, because this is a natural occurrence.
Even a family has arguments, so within an organization arguments will happen as
well,” she said.
Suu Kyi said that within a
democratic organization, every member has the right to be heard, but that
certain people can “misuse free speech for their own interests.”
“We cannot misuse the privilege
of having the right to do what we want. Nor can we say whatever we want, even
if we have the right to say it,” she said. “We must think before we speak about
whether or not our speech is right.”
“In a democracy, people have the
right to make changes within a political party. How do you make such changes?
It is through a vote that one can control or make changes within a political
party.”
While Aung San Suu Kyi was
specifically addressing the situation in the Thone Khwa NLD branch, reports
suggest that NLD members from a few other townships have also submitted
complaints about local leadership selection, said RFA.
The NLD is in the process of
organizing village and township level meetings ahead of a nationwide
conference.
The largest opposition party, it
swept 43 of the 44 seats in the April by-elections.
Mizzima News
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