'Crisis in Manipur can be resolved with love, peaceful co-existence', says Dr Lorho S Pfoze
Daili village Platinum Jubilee celebration
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, December 29 2023: Outer Manipur MP Dr Lorho S Pfoze categorically stated that, 'Manipur's crisis cannot be solved through guns and bullets, but only through love and peaceful coexistence' .

Dr Lorho S Pfoze made the above statement while gracing the Daili village Platinum Jubilee celebration in Kangpokpi district today.

He highlighted that Manipur is going through a period of unprecedented violence and the evil of violence is so active that it has disrupted the normal functioning considerably.

He said that owing to the ongoing violence everything has come to a standstill, with no economic growth, low commercial activities affecting the livelihood of the people tremendously.

'Crisis in Manipur can be resolved with love, peaceful co-existence', says Dr Lorho S Pfoze

Nobody can move around as they wish while education and health systems are coming to a difficult stage, he added.

"It is such a time as this, we must throw love as much as we can up to the extent that love could engulf the wide-scale hatred among the people and we must know how to live peacefully with our neighbours", the MP asserted.

The MP stressed on the need to foster peaceful coexistence which can happen only when one overlook the fault of others, and forgive the wrong that people have done.

"Peace in Manipur has to be with the love you share with others, and it has to be with learning to live peacefully with others, not with guns and bullets", he added.

He further maintained that, "There has to be peace, there has to be forgiveness, and there has to be reconciliation among our people" .

While encouraging people to become ambassadors of love and peace, the MP motivated the people of Kangpokpi district as a whole and Daili village, in particular, to continue to show the trend of peace and of learning to live peacefully with others.

The MP who graced the momentous occasion as the chief guest also unveiled the monolith erected to commemorate Daili village's platinum jubilee in the presence of Mao AC MLA Losii Dikho, and H Khangba, former councillor.

Traditional trumpet blowing and invocation of the traditional blessing marked the first session of the event.

The second session of the platinum jubilee celebration was held after a mass traditional procession along the Highway participated by the villagers.

Traditional fire making, lighting of jubilee flames by the MP, and hoisting of the jubilee flag by the guest of honour H Khangba, former councillor Sadar Hills, releasing of a souvenir by Thisho Kriina, former councillor Senapati, presentation, blessing of Daili village women married to other places and a sumptuous jubilee feast marked the second session.

Kangpokpi SP, Manoj Prabhakar, and his subordinate officers, SDC-HQ Kangpokpi, Papao Touthang, former MDCs from Sadar Hills and Senapati, neighbouring village chiefs, various CSOs leaders, prominent Naga leaders, and frontal organizations leaders, youth clubs, etc also took part in the auspicious occasion.

Established in 1948, Daili village in Kangpokpi district is a conglomerate of Mao villages amalgamated into one, which proudly exudes the vibrant culture and tradition of the Mao Naga.

Pfose pfona Phepriio Dili, Abo pfona Athisii Kaikho, and Pfose pfona Chape Adahe (Hodzii) were the first settlers of Daili village while Pfose pfona phepriio Dili became the chief of Daili village after its recognition in 1951 .