From Our Correspondent
MOREH | Oct 27
The Kwatha festival has kicked off today and it was inaugurated by the village chief of Kwatha village, N. Kamal.
The festival will be for three days where the traditional songs and dances and martial arts of Thang-Ta will be showcased. There will also be a medical camp during the festival.
The inauguration day was attended by village chief of Khudengthabi, Pacho Kom as chief guest, while village chief of Kwatha village, N. Kamal was the functional president. The guests of honour were, SP of Tengnoupal, S. Ibomcha, village chief of Ganaphai, Semseithong, village chief of Chalawa, Haokip Letkhuthang, president of ACODOM, RK. Sanayaima, president of MCM, M. Thoiba and vice-president of Nupi Khunai Chaokhat Lamjing Lup, Moreh, T. Premabati Devi.
Ibomcha urged the organising committee that the kind of festival should be organised in larger scale to cover the whole state, for which all the necessary assistance will be given from his favour.
Thoiba said the people of Kwatha must be discontented towards the state government for not giving any support for the festival. The government has never taken care about any of the primary requirements of the village in terms of road connectivity and education. The school set up by MCM will provide free education to the underprivileged children of the village, he added.
He further expressed his hope towards the state government to look into the shortages faced by the village.
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