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700 delegates voice dissent against govt

Myanmar junta fails to hold constitutional convention
RANGOON. Feb 2: Myanmar military junta failed today to hold a formal session of its constitutional convention, reconvened on Monday amid tight security after a three -week suspension, reports Reuter.
Some of the 700 delegates privately voiced their dissent against the military government that brutally suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in 1988 and refused to hand over power after losing elections in 1990.
The military portrays the convention as leading towards democracy but opponents see it as a way of keeping the generals In power for years to come.
There is no meeting today,' a Myanmar official said at the convention site at Yangon’s old-horse-racing course. The delegates are taking rest or going out for sightseeing or shopping in the market."
The convention was abruptly halted three weeks ago when the Junta's draft constitution met with opposition. The generals said the participants needed time to study proposals.
Monday's session lasted just half an hour
Extra troops have been deployed in Yangon to make sure there are no protests, a diplomat said on Monday. He said SLORC had also recently transferred to he provinces some university lecturers suspected of plotting demonstrations.
"We have a dark future to look forward to,' a delegate who asked not to be identified said today.
"Nobody can tell how long the convention will last but if you are waiting for democracy you will have to wait for a very long time." he said privately
A delegate told Reuters on Monday: The delegates and people are strongly opposed to the draft of the SLORC (State Law and Order Restoration Council) constitution, especially clause Number six" Clause six states that the military must have the leading role In Myanmar politics
SLORC is the latest manifestation of the military oligarchy that has ruled Myanmar for 30 years. It assumed direct rule tn 1988 after the crackdown.
A second official said the delegates had been broken into small groups to discuss the junta's "first basic principle", which is that no autonomy can be given to ethnic minorities who have been fighting the central government for decades.
They could take years to draft a constitution and the military will continue to control everything fn this country for many more years," another diplomat said.
The opposition National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi won a land slide victory in the May 1990 election. She is under house arrest and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize tn 1991