"...the authorities are now deceitfully announcing that NLD township branches have been voluntarily dissolved when the truth of the matter is that by the use of power and authority and intimidation, these branches and organising committees are now being decapitated by them. These activities by the authorities are illegal and unjust and do not have the force of law. In the same way they have forces the resignations of our members. This is illegal and abuse of power to the extreme..."