Thousands of people held a public rally in support of the Arakan National Party (ANP) in Taunggup, Thandwe and Gwa townships in Rakhine State on Tuesday, reports say.
The participants said they support the opposition status of the ANP and said they believe the ANP should form the Rakhine State government.
“We support the ANP, and this is a display of our support. Moreover, we’ve observed the ruling government using the constitution, which they opposed to during the old government. And we also want the central government and the state government to resolve the armed conflicts happening now and to protect displaced residents,” said Myint Moe, a leader of the rally.
Another protestor, Sein Chit, said he hoped the National League for Democracy (NLD) government would reform the constitution, but he began to feel that the ruling party has used it to silence ethnic minority parties when they contradict the NLD. (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)
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