Kut : Post harvest fest cheers first day of post blockade
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 01 2011:
The post harvest festival of the Kuki-Chin-Mizo-Zomi (CHIKIMZ) ethnic groups,' Kut which is a thanksgiving to God for a bountiful harvest was celebrated today with much fanfare with the main event held at 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles Ground here.
Morning cultural programme including, traditional round of Miss Kut Beauty Pageant was graced by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh as chief guest and in the evening programme, V Kishore Chandra Deo, Union Minister of Tribal affairs and Panchayati Raj graced as Chief Guest.
Power Minister Phungzathang Tonsing and Health Minister L Jayantakumar attended the occasion as president and guest of honour respectively.
The main event of Kut festival at 1st battalion Manipur Rifles was organized by the State level Kut Committee (SLKC) .
In his address, Chief Minister Ibobi appealed to all not to disturb the general public or hurt the sentiment of any communities for the cause of a demand.
"The Government has a firm belief that for every problem there is a solution though it takes time to sort it out", Ibobi said, while observing that negotiations are the basic tools to solve problems.
"The Government has no intention to hurt any community or individual in the State while bringing a solution for any particular community.
It has never used coercion that could hurt the people of the State and such act is not accepted by God," insisted the Chief Minister.
"The people of Manipur were born in this land and will die here too.
We are brothers and sisters of one parent", Ibobi said on the occasion.
Incidentally Kut was celebrated on the first day of the SHDDC suspending the 92 days economic blockade.