Imphal, October 07: The president of Indian Justice Party, All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations and Lord Buddha Club, Dr.Udit Raj, expressed the deep shock that the stand of Indian Government is very deplorable in case of Burma renamed Myanmar by Junta.

Earlier stand taken by government of India that it was an internal matter was really a diplomatic failure, he said adding that hundreds of thousands of citizens and Monks are being tortured and killed; army has displaced Monks from their monasteries and pagodas, innocent citizens begging for their lives and constricting basic human rights like freedom of expression, speech etc.

according to a release issued to the press by national secretary of All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations M Chandra, the President of All India Christian Council, Dr.Joseph D'souza, condemned brutal crackdown against peaceful demonstrations by Buddhist monks and the common citizen for their legitimate rights.

The cry for justice and freedom of the people of Burma cannot be ignored by its present rulers.

He said that the peaceful Buddhist institutions and pagodas were under attack and most of the pagodas have no monks present now as hundreds of protesting monks have disappeared.

This is an assault of religious freedom in a neighbouring nation and Indian Government can't be neutral, said Dr.D'souza.

Burma had its cultural, political and spiritual relationship with India for about four to five decades.

In addition, Burma is a neighbouring country and hence Indian government is more responsible to act fast to bring about peace and democracy in Burma.

Burma is rich in oil and gas and if democracy is allowed to function, that will help India to get gas and petroleum products also, he suggested.

Dr.Udit Raj said that Aung San Kyi was elected with the thumping majority in 1988 but for last 12 years she has been under the house arrest.

Unfortunately, neither United Nations nor responsible Asian countries like China and India have done their duties to protect the democracy, he expressed.

Dr.D'souza also demanded Govt of India that over 70 thousand Burmese refugees in Indian territory should be accepted as refugees as per as norms of United Nations High Commission on Refugees.

The pathetic conditions of Burmese refugees should be well looked after without any religious and racial bias.

United Nations Emissary, Gambari has not succeeded to quell the tension and fear mounting in Burma.

Aung San Kyi is the most accepted leader who was given Jawahar Lal Nehru Award for International Understanding in February 1995.For successful and effective diplomacy, this is the right time for India to throw the weight behind her to overthrow the Junta regime headed by Than Shwe.

Indian Buddhists are not happy with stand taken by the Govt.of India, said Dr.Udit Raj.

They say that how can India boast to be called the largest democracy in the world when it is silent in the matter of Myanmar.

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