Burmese democrats seek support

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BURMESE DEMOCRATS SEEK SUPPORT
 
A Burmese delegation met at the constitution club, New Delhi, on March 4, 
under the auspices of the Antar-Rashtriya Sahayoj Parishad. Shri I.P. 
Singh, a former Indian Ambassador to Burma and a senior member of the 
ARSP, presided.
        The meeting was held to enlighten media persons and opinion 
leaders, on the real situation in Burma and with the hope that this is 
the time when the Indian leaders and the Indian public should provide 
their support to achieve democracy and peace in Burma which they have 
lost to military dictatorship for the last several years.
        India being the largest democratic country and also  because of 
next door neighbourhood the Burmese people and the National League for 
Democracy for Burma are asking for people - to - people and party - to- 
party support for their cause.
        The meeting was attended by Shri V. P. Goyal, Shri T. N. 
Chaturvedi and Shri Mahesh Sharma, Members of Indian Parliament, and Dr 
Tint Swe, Dr Zahleithang, Shri U Bo Thaung, Shri U Tha Noe, Members of 
parliament from Burma. Others who came from Burma included Shri Ramjeet 
Verma, Shri Ko Aung Htoo, Dr Zaw Win Aung, Shri Ko Zin Naing, Daw Mya Mya 
Aye, Shri C. P. Prabhakar and Shri P. N. Verma. The Indian side included 
among others, Shri Bhamu Pratap Shukla, Shri Baleshwar Agrawal and Shri 
Prem Chand Bhardwaj.
        In his Presidential address; Shri I. P. Singh said that military 
rule had vanished from the entire world and it can not last in Burma. he 
said Indians supported the legitimate aspirations of the majority of 
Burmese people.

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