Team visits Rani Gaidinliu’s birthplace and proposes setting up development committee under RNPO which will take up the cudgels for the development of the area
Dimapur, February 22 (MExN): A joint team of Rongmei Naga People’s Organisation (RNPO) and Rongmei Council Nagaland (RCN) undertook a five-day long tour of Manipur from February 15 and interacted with various sections of people at Imphal and Tamenglong district.
According to a press note from RCN President Chingkhiulung informed that, among other places, the team visited Luangkao village, the birth place of freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu in Tamenglong on February 16 where they were accorded a warm welcome by the villager. The team also observed the 23rd death anniversary of Rani Gaidinliu at the village.
During the function, public figures from Assam, Nagaland and Manipur including ADC and Naga national leaders were present to observe the Death Anniversary of Rani Gaidinliu, it informed.
Addressing the gathering, RNPO President G Namgai focused on the importance of preserving and promoting the rich cultural heritage of ‘our forefathers’ verbally passed down to their progeny.
RCN President Chingkhiulung Gonmei also expressed dismay at the lackadaisical attitude and negligence of the Centre and concerned state government who despite 23 years of Gaidinliu’s death, left the birth place unattended without basic amenities and deliberately ignored development of rural roads in the area while residents continue to remain in abject poverty for long.
The visiting team and the village authority held a meeting and proposed to set up a development committee under RNPO who will take up the cudgels for the development of the areas through various initiatives, the press note further informed.
On the return journey, the team halted a day at Longmai sector to attend a revival crusade being held at Longmai Baptist Church Part-I and also held a meeting at Noney to discuss on better co-ordination and communication amongst the members of concerned councils of Manipur, Assam and Nagaland.
The team also held a meeting at Noney to discuss better co-ordination and communication amongst the members of concerned councils of Manipur, Assam and Nagaland for which another meeting has been scheduled to be held at Imphal on February 26. The team also visited the sites where railway tunnels are being constructed, the release informed.
