Chinga Session memorial day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 30 2016:
The 78th Anniversary of the Chinga Session was commemorated today at Aribam Mandap, Singjamei Thongam Leikai under the aegis of Chinga Session Memorial Committee.
Comrade Langoljam Iboyaima, Prof L Sadananda and many other eminent personalities attended the function.
Speaking at the event, Langoljam Iboyaima said that the Chinga Session led by late visionary Hijam Irabot at Chinga Lampak on December 29-30, 1938, should not be forgotten because the session taught the importance of public participation in a democracy.
"Corruption is still rampant during elections even though we are in a democracy", he said and pointed out that respecting Rule of Law and Human Rights are critical for a democracy.
The people and the generations to come should always remember the Chinga Session in order to understand what democracy truly means, he added.