Mro National Development Party Member of Central Committee Daw Mar Mar Aye presented party’s policy, stance and work programmes through radio and TV on 13 September.
Esteemed national races
May you have good health, happiness and may your wishes come true.
I am Daw Mar Mar Aye representing Mro National Development Party, and I will contest for the Yangon Region parliamentary seat for Mingaladon constituency No 1 in Northern District of Yangon Region in the 2020 General Election set to be held on 8 November. On behalf of Mro National Development Party, I would like to express thanks to the Union Government and the Union Election Commission for your kind permission to present our party’s policy, objective and tasks via Myanma Radio and Television.
Esteemed national races
The party adopted its current name on 7 January 2015, and its former name was Mro (a) Khami National Solidarity Organization (Party).
Mro people lacked political knowledge, so, ethnic Mro people were divided into two groups: Mro and Khami. When the multiparty democracy system was established in 1988, we founded Mro (a) Khami National Solidarity Organization to achieve unity. In 2014 national census, the name of the ethnic group “Khami” was changed to “Mro”, and consequently, in accordance with all ethnic Mro groups’ consent, the name of the party was changed into Mro National Development Party. The party was formed in 1988, so it has been 32 years. It is an ethnic party representing Mro ethnic people, and it is based on Kyauktaw, MraukU, Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Buthidaung, and Pauktaw townships in northern Rakhine State and Mee Chaung area in Paletwa Township in Chin State.
A Pyithu Hluttaw candidate of Mro National Development Party will contest Kyauktaw Township constituency in the Rakhine State in the Multiparty Democracy General Election on 8 November 2020. We have an Amyotha Hluttaw candidate of the party will contest MraukU constituency No 4. There is a Rakhine State Hluttaw candidate of the party who will contest MraukU constituency No 2. Also, a Yangon Region Hluttaw candidate of the party will contest Hmawbi Township constituency No 1. And we have a Yangon Region Hluttaw candidate of the party will contest Mingaladon constituency No 1. So, a total of five candidates of the party will stand for the elections.
In the multiparty democracy general elections in 1990, U San Tha Aung, our party’s Chairperson, won a seat. The party Chairperson U San Tha Aung could participate in the pre-coordination meeting at the premises of Presidential Palace in June 1992 to prepare for the National Convention. Elected representative U San Tha Aung, alongside five members of the party’s Central Executive Committee, attended in the National Convention, which commenced in 1993, participating in the process of drafting the 2008 Constitution.
Mro National Development Party has risen to many challenges to date, taken up honest and loyal stance, and continued its efforts to reach the target of national politics. But we would like to apologize for all ethnic Mro people for not being able to contest all initially planned constituencies because of lack of stability.
There are 135 national, ethnic groups in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Only 35 national, ethnic groups have a population of more than 10,000 people. The other 100 national, ethnic groups have a population of fewer than 10,000 people. Small national, ethnic groups live in states of ethnic people. They have minimal opportunities to express their feeling and hope because of the lack of development in their areas and lack of knowledge. They live in conflict areas. We cannot know how much they suffer from discrimination and oppression. Democracy can survive only in peaceful nations.
With loving-kindness and sympathy, all national, ethnic people of Myanmar need to look after members of small national, ethnic groups as if they are own children.
I would like to urge all to protect the security of the lives of ethnic people, their languages, their literature, and their culture while building a new genuine democratic federal union.
Esteemed national races
Our Mro National Development Party is working for the benefits of the country and the citizens by using appropriate policy, setting objectives and carrying out practical tasks.
Policy
Mro National Development Party will focus on the three leading national causes: non-disintegration of the union, non-disintegration of national solidarity, and perpetuation of sovereignty. It will respect the rule of law and be active in national politics.
Mro National Development Party will lay down the policy by which the party will work together with national, ethnic people and citizens to establish a genuine democratic federal union.
Mro National Development Party will practise the policy by which the party will cooperate with any political party or organization that has the same objective for the benefits of the nation and the citizens.
Objective
Mro National Development Party will always work for peace and development of the state.
Independently creating our own fates is our duty, so we will faithfully perform the task.
Rights of national, ethnic people and equality are the essence of genuine democracy.
We will cooperate with all stakeholders to achieve genuine democracy and a federal framework.
With ‘Union Spirit’, we will foster strong national solidarity based on ‘Panglong Spirit.”
Work programmes
To promote and maintain traditions, cultural inheritances, and literature of national, ethnic people;
To work for the development of life standard of our Mro ethnic people and area development;
To take efforts to replace ineffective traditional businesses with modern technological businesses to enhance capacities and to catch up with the modern era;
To make other national, ethnic people, who are like our brothers, understand about the lives of Mro ethnic people, and to promote mutual help and friendship;
To promote the roles of women, to nurture young leaders, and to nurture people for developing human resources.
Esteemed national races
All political parties are exerting efforts for the welfare of national, ethnic people following their respective policies, objectives and tasks, and it is working for duty given by history.
It is learnt that a total of 92 parties including Mro National Development Party, will stand for the multiparty democracy general elections to be held on 8 November in 2020.
The emblem of Mro National Development Party is king crow bird. According to a traditional tale, king crow bird represents a lack of danger, being a good leader, unity, honesty, loyalty, being ethical, and having dignity.
In conclusion, I would like to pledge that all ethnic Mro People, as a faithful national, ethnic group, will take part in creating a future democratic federal union.
May all national, ethnic people and citizens be free from danger, and I wish you excellent health, wealth and happiness.
GNLM
