[burmanet2-l] immediate demands of

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Subject: Re: [burmanet2-l] immediate demands of CPB(Draft)

Give me a break! Havent you realized yet that the Communist revolution
is over, finished, dead? Is this a pro-Chinese revival. And dont go the
socialist way either, state organized theft and croonery. The French
have perfected that. Today you dont need burearcracy and state
functionaries running the totalitarian show, you need check and balance
democratic institutions, people with a platform, people with groups and
followers, not top to bottom mandates and dictums. get with it, join the
21st century! ds
> 
> The immediate demands of the Communist Party of Burma (Draft)
> (A minimum program to work together as allies with other democratic
> forces).
> 
> 1.      To stop civil war and establish genuine internal peace.
> 
>      2.      To abolish military dictatorship, military regime and the
>      military bureaucratic machinery (the 3  M) and to establish
>      genuine multi-party democratic system. For this, to recognize the
>      1990 general election result, at which, the entire masses of
>      people of Burma had earnestly shown their aspiration.
>      3.      In looking forward for national reconciliation, SPDC, the
>      military regime should abolish the present convening a so called
>      ?National Convention? and should begin ?dialogue? with NLD, based
>      on equality, democracy, sincerity and patience.
>      4.      To abolish all reactionary laws, by-laws, acts, circulars
>      and orders enacted by the ruling junta, and to recognize and
>      respect the basic human rights and democratic rights of the
>      people. i.e, to have freedom of speech, freedom to write, freedom
>      of  association, freedom to demonstrate and freedom to
>      communicate.
>      To withdraw all orders and declaration that cancelled the
>      legality of political parties and permission must be granted to
>      re-organize themselves.
>      To release all political prisoners, to refrain from torturing
>      prisoners either physically or mentally.
> 
>      5.      To oppose national disintegration and establish national
>      solidarity. To stop waging war against people of all
>      nationalities, various forms of suppression, looting, forced
>      labor, and forced relocation immediately.
>      Note? The influx of refugees into Thailand is due to the above
>      acts committed by SPDC troops. Now, there are more than 100,000
>      refugees legally protected by both Thai officials and UNHCR. In
>      addition to this, many more are living in Thailand as illegal
>      displaced persons.
>      It is estimated that there are one million displaced Burmese
>      living in Thailand today. Moreover, many more ethnic peoples are
>      living inside Burma as internally displaced and infact they are
>      also refugees, due to civil war, as well as forced relocation and
>      the development project. e.g. the Yadana gas pipeline project in
>      Tenessarin division.
>      To make development projects within national minorities area,
>      having proper aims and well planned steps.To withdraw the
>      government troops that have been over-deployed solely for the
>      suppression of ethnic minorities.
>      To resolve the national minority problem in accordance with the
>      aspiration of the entire masses of the people of Burma, based on
>      equality, solidarity and mutual interests of all the
>      nationalities.
>      6.      The present day Burma Army under the military regime is
>      the pocket army of the junta. This army must be converted to the
>      army of the country.
>      -Political studies and discussion must be allowed freely in the
>      army.
>      -All economic enterprises monopolized by the military should be
>      converted to a state or national enterprises.
>      -The army shouldn?t be allowed to do business or involve in the
>      economic affairs of the country.
>      -To reduce the strength of the army, essentially be minimized to
>      a reasonable numbers, in compliance with the prevailing economic
>      condition of the country.
>      7.      To raise the standard of living of the masses of people
>      in all fields.
>      -To make systematic planning to lower commodity prices.
>      -To have transparency concerning economic and financial
>      situations of the country for the people.
>      -To stop giving the army special priorities regarding business
>      enterprises and economic affairs.
>      -To establish the actual development of national economic system
>      based on self-reliance.
>      -To avoid recklessness in using state?s natural resources for the
>      purpose of short-term interest.
>      8.      The foreign relationship of the government must have
>      transparency and it must be an independent and active foreign
>      policy.
>      9.      To raise the standard of living of workers.
>      -To increase wages in correspond to the increase in commodity
>      prices.
>      -To have full rights to social benefits.
>      -To makes special relief program for unemployed and support them.
>      -To increase production.
>      -Whether some type of work, make and female workers should enjoy
>      equal pay together with basic rights as well as in giving
>      promotion. There must be equal rights for men and women.
>      -Workers must be allowed to organize their own Union.
>      -In resolving the conflicts between workers and entrepreneurs,
>      Workers? Union should be included in conflict resolving body.
>      10.     To let free development for rural productive forces, to
>      make systematic steps for land reform, in order to have actual
>      development in agriculture production or in industrial
>      agriculture production.
>      -To abolish entirely the feudal system of production.
>      -To abolish entirely the land policy and acts, enacted to serve
>      the interest of military dictators and military government.
>      -To allow farmers to cultivate freely in the land they ploughed
>      and no one has a right to take away their land.
>      -To abolish entirely the policy, acts and by-laws of land that
>      serve the interest of military dictatorship and military
>      government.
>      -Army should not be allowed to take away land for military use.
>      -Land confiscated for housing, or construction of industry must
>      be done with the consent of the farmers.
>      -Voluntary labor without getting wages used by the military to
>      exploit majority populace must be abolished.
>      -To give loan to poor farmers, unconditionally with special
>      interest rate to benefit them.
>      -To stop collecting money from the farmers by the military for
>      various purposes or illegal taxes.
>      -To form farmers Union for the purpose of protecting the rights
>      of farmers or farm-workers.
>      11.     To eradicate corruption within the bureaucracy of the
>      military regime as well as among the government servants and to
>      take suitable actions for those who commit mistakes.
>      12.     To abolish bureaucratic educational system inherited from
>      the Burma socialist Programme Party, BSPP, which is a reactionary
>      education system, and to establish national scientific system,
>      having mass character in educational and cultural fields.
>      -to form Students Union in accordance with the aspiration of the
>      masses of students that serve their interest.
>      -to raise the standard of living for the educational workers or
>      staffs and to let them form their own organization to protect
>      their interest.
>      13.     To strive for doctors, engineers, lawyers, etc? together
>      with other various government servants, including technicians and
>      artists, to have guarantee in lives.
>      -to let them organized themselves independently according to
>      their respective professions.
>      14.     To have systematic planning to raise the standard of
>      living of the urban poor.
>      -to guarantee their rights to seek fortunes in a fair and square
>      way.
>      -to prohibit government administrative authorities, including
>      army and police, in raiding houses or living quarters of the
>      urban poor lawlessly and to stop force relocation of these people
>      without their consent.
>      15.     To have systematic development planning in trade and
>      industry and also for the production made by small entrepreneurs,
>      manufactures, etc.
>      -to abolish the rights to invest, which are limited only for the
>      people, belonging to the junta and their cronies.
>      -to let free enterprise in foreign trade.
>      -to let merchants, brokers, mill-owners, entrepreneurs, etc. to
>      organize themselves independently to form their respective
>      Unions.
>      16.     To prevent environmental destruction, air pollution, etc,
>      and to protect rare animals systematically preventing them from
>      extinction. For these, to enact necessary laws, by- laws, etc.
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