Manipur National Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 14 2016:
The Coalition for Indigenes Rights Campaign ( CIRCA ) has announced that they would observe Manipur National Day on October 18 at the royal palace in commemoration of the first session of the democratically elected Manipur Legislative Assembly before Manipur’s merger into the Indian Union.
Speaking to mediapersons today at Palace Compound here, CIRCA convenor Somorendro Thokchom said that the Manipur State Assembly Day observed every year on October 18 would be observed as Manipur National Day from this year.
He also appealed to all the family members of the people’s representatives who formed the first elected Government of Manipur to attend the commemorative function.
It was on October 18, 1948 that the first session of the democratically elected Manipur State Assembly was held .
CIRCA would honour family members of the first elected representatives with humble gifts on October 18 during the commemorative function, he added.