Eight members of Hsipaw Township National League for Democracy in northern Shan State resigned from the party after submitting a collectively signed letter to Hsipaw Township Multiparty Democracy General Election Sub-Commssion of their own volition at the end of April 2006.

U Myint Swe, vicechairman 1, Kon Kyaung village, U Kyaw Aye, vice-chairman 2, Taungmyo Ward, U Zaw Tun, secretary, Zay Ward, U Myint Aung, township organizer, Myanmar Ward, U Tun Tun Maung, township organizer, Pantaing North Ward, U Sai Tun Naw, township organizer, Namhunwe village, U Sai Tun Lin, township organizer, Twante village, and U Sai Hsai, member, Monglin village, of the township, also presented a report on their resignation in the letter.

In the letter they said that they joined the NLD in August 1988, with the aim of serving the locals’ interest through clean party politics; that but the NLD instead of serving the locals’ interest in view of the nation development, had been gradually becoming a threat to regional peace and security; that they were dissatisfied with the NLD as they had become a-good-for nothing group living as a separate class aloof from the people always opposing the government and the nation; that they did not accept the NLD’s stance to rely on aliens, and ignore the internal strength, while slandering the nation from the destructive point of view and turning a blind eye to the national developments; that their region had been achieving peace and stability as never before thanks to the leadership of the government and the endeavours of the local authorities, that paved the way for the national race armed groups to exchange arms for peace, and to join hands in the regional development undertakings; that they resigned from the NLD as they loved the policy that actually serve the interest of the nation and the people, and they did not need to work with the group whose main aim was to grab power it coveted too much. Initially, the Hsipaw Township NLD was formed with 17 members.

Now eight persons led by U Myint Swe had resigned from the party, other members U Ohn Myint, U Tint Swe and U Sai Tin Aung had left the township, and another member U Ohn Kyaw had passed away. Hence there are now only five members left at the township NLD.

Ref: NLM 3-5-2006