SPDC blames NLD for ‘religious riots’ in Burma

DVB ( 7 November 2003 )

The Burmese military regime, the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council) accuses the NLD for current swathes of anti-Muslim riots in Burma. But the NLD party leaders deny that its members are not involved in the riots.

Dr. Thein Lwin, the chairman of Meikhtila Township and an elected MP said that the NLD is not a religious orientated organisation and its members include Muslims as well as Buddhists. It is also meaningless for the SPDC to blame the NLD whenever there are problems in the country, insisted Dr. Thein Lwin.

An eyewitness told DVB that some ‘Buddhist monks’ who took part in the anti-Muslim riots at Meikhtila on 2 November wore trousers beneath their robes implying that they are fake monks.

Many Burmese citizens believe that the military authorities deliberately created ‘religious riots’ to divert people’s attention from the dire political and economical situations of the country.