DHAKUAKHANA, Oct 16: The Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) celebrated its 55th foundation day in Dhakuakhana on Friday, with programmes organised across 12 regional committees under its Dhakuakhana district committee and in places outside Assam, including Delhi and Bengaluru.
The main event was held at the premises of All Assam Miri ME School under the initiative of the Indur-Laipuliya Village Committee, affiliated with the Pub Dhakuakhana Regional Committee.
MMK Central Committee president and MAC chairman Sunil Kumar Pegu and TMPK Central Committee vice-president Tuniram Panging attended the programme, along with several other community leaders.
Addressing the gathering, the leaders said the Mising community’s struggle for political rights and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule had continued for 44 years. They thanked the Central and state governments for taking steps towards meeting 12 of the organisation’s 14 principal demands.
They expressed hope that the remaining two local demands, including the granting of land pattas, would be addressed soon.
The leaders also urged young people to take greater responsibility in educational, social and political spheres to secure the community’s future. They called for unity and greater emphasis on education to build a progressive society.
District- and regional-level leaders and workers, including Amarjit Doley, Khirod Pegu, Pradip Doley and Amrit Doley, Dhakuakhana Anchalik Panchayat member and MMK Dhakuakhana District Committee secretary, were also present.
