Chandel Kuki-Naga body renamed
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kakching, June 25 2014:
The Chandel District Naga-Kuki Joint Committee has been rechristened as Chandel District Tribals Action Committee in a public meeting held at Liwachangning Village Community Hall on Monday.
Presided over by WS Kanral Anal, President of Chandel Naga People's Organization ( CNPO ), the meeting also discussed several grievances and common issues of the District.
Apart from taking a resolution to rechristen the Chandel District Naga - Kuki Joint Committee as Chandel District Tribals Action Committee, the meeting also unanimously elected Jammang Baite, President of Kuki People's Forum, Chandel District as the Convenor and Gilbert, Former president of Chandel Naga People's Organization as the co-convenor of Search Committee.
In the meeting, the Chandel District Tribals Action Committee was entrusted to work for the common causes of the District, to protect the Tribal land and their Rights, and other issues and grievances related to the District.
Large numbers of Tribe leaders, Village Chiefs, Civil organization leaders, Women Union leaders, Student leaders, intellectuals of both Naga and Kuki attended the meeting.