Kavi Sammelan on election held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 31 2019:
Sahitya Thoupang Lup under the sponsorship of Chief Electoral Officer organised Kavi Sammelan in connection with the ensuing Lok Sabha elections at Manipur Legislative Assembly Museum & Archive, Old Assembly building today.
President Manipur Sahitya Parishad Professor IS Kangjam, Secretary Manipur Legislative Assembly Secretariat M Ramani Devi, Station Director AIR Imphal, Dilip Mayengbam and Sahitya Akademi Awardee Saratchand Thiyam attended the event as presidium members.
At the programme held under the theme "Let's vote", Saratchand Thiyam said that election is crucial and most important process which defines democracy.
He encouraged all to give vote wisely to the candidate of their choice.
The Kavi Sammelan was specially devised to diffuse awareness about voting rights for successful conduction of the Lok Sabha elections, he said.
65 including young budding and eminent writers, students and others from Maring, Kabui, Chiru, Nepali and other communities recited poems related to election at the event.
The collection of the poems of the writers will be compiled in a one single book (Manipuri language) and published later, he said.
The writings of the poets will have positive impact on the readers and influence them to vote, Saratchand said.
The Lok Sabha elections will be held in the State on April 11 (Outer Parliamentary Constituency) and April 18 (Inner Parliamentary Constituency) .