Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 21 2010:
The golden jubilee celebration of Khongnangpokpi Women and Youth Society was celebrated at Khongnangpokpi in Senapati district today.
Organised jointly by Khongnangpokpi Komrem Baptist Church Association and Khongnangpokpi Women and Youth Society, the celebration began with the hoisting of flag by the village authority chairman S Soilen.
KRBCA executive secretary Asong Leivon unveiled the golden jubilee memorial stone while KRBCA ex-women promoter Paojahen released a souvenir at the occasion.
Delivering the key note address, NIPCO president Khupler recalled that human settlement Khongangpokpi village started with only six households in 1952.But today the village has grown.
In accordance to the need of the time, village women and youth society was set up in 1960 .
In his address as chief guest of the celebration, executive secretary of KRBCA Manipur Asong Leivon observed that all the human beings have been send to the world by God with a purpose.
But human weaknesses have always stood on the path of fulfilling this purpose.
He also came out strongly against the alleged failure of the State Government to repair the road leading to Khongnangpokpi village inspite of repeated assurances in the past.
Speaking as one of the invitees, NIPCO general secretary O Premjit pointed out that Manipur is home to many groups of people and all of us are one.
So we should not be mislead by outside forces.
He further said that NIPCO is not a organisation for one community, but for all the communities living in Manipur.
Another invitee, UCM president Y Nabachandra observed that inter-caste marriage which is vogue among the villages of Khongnangpokpi should be emulated by other communities as well in the interest of unity among the people of the State.