AMCO felicitates Christian MLAs
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 30 2012:
All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO) organised a thanksgiving prayer cum felicitation programme for Christian MLAs who were elected in the recent elections to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly at Believers' Church, Langol today.
Altogether 13 MLAs including 3 from Churachandpur, 2 each from Sadar Hills, Tamenglong, Ukhrul and Senapati and one each from Chandel and Thoubal turned up for the occasion during which the ordained Church leaders belonging to different denominations laid their hands on elected legislators and said special prayer to invoke the blessing of God.
In his welcome address, President of AMCO president Rev..SPrim Vaiphei exhorted the Christian MLAs to stand for truth and said that they should know that they have been elected according to the will of God to redeem our Manipur from corruption and spiritual darkness.
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Most Reverend Dominick Lumon, Arch Bishop of Imphal, called upon the Christian MLAs to do good and justice for the rich and poor.
He said that Democracy has been wrongly interpreted to mean "government far from the people, buy the people and off the people" .
"We hope under the guidance of God, our newly elected leaders will correct and use the term correctly", he added.