Imphal,July.20:The Representatives of LOIS (ROL’s) Kakching (a scheduled caste uplift body) celebrated its Silver Jubilee Celebration on Sunday at Kakching Ibudhou Khamlangba Laikol.
The Representative of LOIS (ROL) Kakching was established in the year 1989,10-June by a group of like-minded educated youths after holding a public meeting at Kakching Khunyai Primary School. The organisation is purely a non-profitable, social charitable voluntary one. The organization aims at tracing out the ethno-historical identity of Lois Communities of Manipur and preserving its distinctive cultural heritage.
The program was graced by Gaikhangam, Deputy Chief Minister, Manipur, Y.Surchandra Singh, MLA, Kakching A/C, Md. Fajur Rahim,MLA, Wabagai A/C and Dr. Th. Ojit Singh, President ROL Kakching as the Chief Guest, Guest of honour and Functional President respectively.
While speaking at the function as the Chief guest, Gaikhangam, Deputy Chief Minister,Our Society is totally different from other Society, our society have specially back ground which differentiate in Culture and Rules & Regulation from other society.
He said there is lots of difference between the hinduism in Manipur and the hindus which are in outside Manipur. “Our economic condition is not well, so we the people of Manipur must attach in any caste to get some advancement”, he added. So we should not discouraged that we are scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. The chief minister of Manipur before O. Ibobi were not taken any reservation policy for Schedule Caste or Schedule Tribe.
He further said, But now the government of CM O. Ibobi have taken this reservation policy under Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
To take the chance of this Silver Jubilee Celebration the Students of Kakching area submitted a memorandum including of two points, i.e. to give the post metric scholarship of Schedule casts as soon as possible, and secondly to give the required infrastructure of Kha Manipur College, Kakching.