Manipur Kanba Numit observed
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 21 2023:
Commemorating the 'Pungdongbam incident' of September 21, 1948 following which Jananeta Hijam Irabot went into hiding/underground following crackdown on the mass movement launched by him against the formation of Purvanchal Pradesh, CPI Manipur observed 'Manipur Kanba Numit' at Irabot Park, Lamlai on Thursday.
Floral tributes were paid to the photo of Irabot and the other martyrs who sacrificed during the incident.
Speaking at the programme; CPI Control Commission chairman Langol Iboyaima recalled the history of Manipur during the British colonial period and how Irabot along with farmers and CPI leaders launched intense people's movement against formation of Purvanchal Pradesh to uphold the identity of Manipur.
Script writer Chana Lukhoi narrated the history of the then Manipur and said that no one should misrepresent the history of 1948 in a wrong way.
The observance was also attended by CPI state secretary L Thoiren, assistant secretaries Joykumar and N Singhajit, former secretary L Sotinkumar and leaders of Lamlai AC .