Catholic body to hold silent rally, pray for peace in strife-hit Manipur

SHILLONG, Aug 3: The Catholic Association of Shillong, affiliated to the All India Catholic Union, will petition President Droupadi Murmu on the Manipur violence following a peace rally scheduled to be held in Shillong on Saturday.
President of the Association, JA Lyngdoh appealed the citizens to participate in the silent peace rally with a call to end the ethnic violence in Manipur.
The peace rally will start from Madan Iewrynghep (Fire Brigade) at 10 am and will proceed through the Laitumkhrah main road towards Don Bosco Square. The rally will assemble at the Don Bosco Mini Stadium to offer prayers for peace in Manipur.
Following the peace rally, a memorandum will be addressed to the President calling for her immediate attention to the prolonged ethnic violence in Manipur.
The memorandum will be submitted through Governor Phagu Chauhan.