NAYPYITAW---- Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of State Administration Council (SAC) said at the Union Government Meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday that Political situations have arisen due to improper use of political outlets.
The SAC chairman addressed that a five-point roadmap and nine objectives have been established since the military assumption of State responsibility. The roadmap and the objectives are to implement a multiparty democratic system and to build a Union based on democracy and federalism. There is the right to dissent in a democratic system. In every democratic country, it will naturally be found that parties are operating with different political ideas and factions within one party but with different opinions. When Myanmar gained independence in 1948, the parliamentary democracy system was used, and only the Pha-Sa-Pa-La party led the country and the other parties were only small parties. Later, there were differences of opinion within the Pha-Sa-Pa-La, and it was found that factions within the party were divided due to the power structures of individuals or factions, and political immaturity.
In 1962, under the revolutionary council government, the central leadership system was implemented. The Socialist Party was established and implemented under the one-party system. There were different opinions on the socialist system in the party. Since there was only one party without the right to form other parties, there were no political exits and factional divisions occurred within the party. In 1988, the Tatmadaw had to assume responsibility for the State, and although it was not a political party, effort were made to walk on the path of democracy. The formation of parties was allowed and put the country on the path of multiparty democracy. As a multiparty democratic system, there were advantages as well as weaknesses. As long as the existing law was not violated, there were no restrictions but freedom.
As the results of the 2020 multiparty democratic general election resulted in political instability, the Tatmadaw had to take responsibility under the Constitution. They are doing the best they can under the Constitution, and they have given outlets regarding politics. Apart from measures to prevent national unrest, party conferences, meetings and inter-party meetings are allowed as democratic political outlets. Democracy means dialogue, negotiation and consensus. This can be said to be a “democratic culture”. If these democratic political cultures are destroyed, the stability of the country will be destroyed. It has been found that such political situations have arisen due to improper use of political outlets.
The government has already increased the salaries and benefits of the government employees. Civil servants are free from party politics and are to carry out the duty of the country, not to carry out politics. If they want to do politics, they need to do it on the political path. Regarding politics, as a citizen, a citizen has the freedom to act as long as he does not violate specific provisions prohibited by the existing law.
