Hongmahn clarifies
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 15 2013 :
Reacting to the news report of 20 huts torched in Saikul by rival villagers, the Hongmahn (Khongbal) Tangkhul Village Authority has clarified that the land which the Chief of Thingjang Village claimed to be theirs had never been a part of Thingjang Village.
According to a statement issued by the headman of Hongmahn Village, the Chief of Thingjang Village has been encroaching on this land and encouraging poppy plantation with taxes levied on the cultivators there.
The Chief of Thingjang refused to leave the land and paid no heed despite repeated requests and reminders, it said.
The Village Authority further appealed to all concerned not to be misled by such false propaganda of an individual and render every possible support to maintain peace and harmony in the area.