Kabui bodies state stand on Gaan Ngai funds
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 28 2024:
Kabui Union (KU), Manipur and Kabui Customary Council (KCC) has urged the government not to grant funds meant for Gaan Ngai, which is customary festival of indigenous Kabui to any other community.
In a joint release, KCC president K Gangumei Kabui and KU secretary general Athoi Kamei affirmed that Kabuis will never accept hijacking of their age old festival by other communities.
Disclosing that they have inputs about government planning to extend the said fund to other communities, the Kabui bodies stressed that as the matter of Gaan Ngai is under legal dispute the government should not hand over the funds for Gaan Ngai without consulting with them.
It further appealed to the government to address the matter at the earliest.