Philip Marwein
Ki la don ar tylli ki mat kiba kongsan kiba la pynkhih phaloh ia ka Ri u 7trep naduh u Naitung (July) mynta kane snem. Kawei ka dei ka Khasi Custom Lineage (2nd Amendent) Bill ba la wanrah da ka Khasi Hills District Council kaba ong ba ka kynthei Khasi kaba shongkha ia u Dkhar(Non-Khasi) kan duh noh ia ka jinglong Khasi Scheduled Tribe (ST) lem bad ki khun ba kha na ka bad ki khun ruh kin duh noh ia ki kabu ST baroh. Kawei pat ka mat kaba la pynkhih bha ka dei ka National Register of Citizens (NRC) ba la pynmih paidbah da ka Assam ha kaba 40.07 lakh ngut ki briew kiba shong ba sah ha Assam (kham bun bah na ki, ki dei ki khar poi-ei kiba la buhai shnong be-ain ha Assam baroh shi katta), kim don kyrteng satia ha kane ka Register jong ki nongshongshnong jong ka Ri India lane ka NRC. ha Meghalaya ruh, lehse la donkam noh ia ka NRC ban tip mano ba dei ki Nong India bad mano bym dei hok, namar u bymdei u Nong India u don hok aiu ban ioh ia ki hok bad ki kabu ba dei tang na ka bynta ki nongshongshnong.
Ha kaba iadei ba katei ka Bill kiba la pynkhih paidbah ki dei kito ki Khasi (khamtam lehse kiba la shongkurim khleh) ki ong ba kane ka Bill, lada ka long ain, kan pyntroin bad ka pynduh jait shisyndon ia ka jaitbynriew khasi. Nalorkata, ki ong ba kane ka pyrshah ia ka hok longbriew manbriew bad iaid pyrshah ia ka Riti synshar jong ka Ri India bad kumta kan ym long ain lano lano ruh. Kiwei pat ki kynhun, jong ka jaitbynriew Khasi hi, ki ong ba kane ka Bill ka long kaba bha ban lait na ka jingshongkha lyngkar ia u dkhar u lynkien, u dohiong u dohstem bad kiba jrong khmut bad kiba syndam khmut. Ki ong ba ka shongkha khleh ka la pynmih shibun ki khun shipiah shisuka, shi ana haduh ba ym i don khasi haduh ba ka snam khasi ka khleh milai palat bad kane hi ka pyntroin bad pynduh ia ka jinglong khasi nylla.Ki la ong ba ki la mih sa kiwei kiwei ki jingma haduh ba ia ki hok ki riti bad jinglong tynrai jong ka jaitbynriew naduh ka kheinkur kheinkha, ka niam ka rukom bad ki riti ki dustrur baroh ka la jaktung lut. Kane ka jingiatai ka dang thnam bha haduh mynta ruh, kumba lah ban iohi ha ki rynsan bapher bapher.
Kane ka Bill kaba la leit sha ka sorkar jylla bad u Lat jong ka jylla ka la sdang wanphai biang sha ka District Council da kaba bthah ia ka ba kan bishar bad peit bniah sa shisien bad sa phah biang lyngba kajuh ka lynti ynda la pynbit pynbiang nadong shadong. Hooid, la donkam hi ban pynjanai shuwa ia kane ka Bill shuwa ban phah biang sha ka sorkar bad sha u Lat. Kaba sngewsih ha kane ka jingiakwang nia ka long ba ki don na baroh arliang ki jingiakwang ktieh da ki nia bad ki ktien ki bym don burom satia, kiba la thadrong madan ialade bad ka jaitbynriew hakhmat ki khyllah jait- ki dkhar ki lynkien haduh ba ki la ioh ban iarkhie bein pahuh. La don ruh ki jingthoh kiba la kynthoh bein tyngeh ba ki tnga (kurim) Khasi ki phet tnga noh bad ki ieh jyndat ia la ki kurim. Hooid ki la don kiba kum kita, hynrei ym baroh. Ki la don ruh bun ki tnga dkhar (khylah jait) kiba la iashong bad ki kynthei Khasi bad ki la iehnoh jyndat ia ki. ki la don ruh kiba iashong ruh ki pyndonkam da ki buit kyllain, ki tan sha ka rukom im jong ki, ki pynkylla niam bad dustur ruh haduh ba wat haba ai kyrteng bad ia ka jait ruh ki pynkylla haduh ba la mih sa ki kyrteng bad jait khleh Dkhar-Khasi ban ioh shim ia ki kabu schedule Tribe. Ki ju mih khah khah ha ki Kotkhubor ba hadien katto katne snem ynda ki la sngew lyngkhum jingmut ba iakynduh jingeh ki la leh noh da ka Affidavit. Kin dang don ki ban leh kumne,sa peit-thuh bha ha ki Kotkhubor.
Sa kawei pat kaba la pynkhih phaloh bad pyntieng ka dei ka NRC ba la leh ha Assam. Ka jingsyier ia u paid 7trep halor kane ka long ba kito ki poi-ei kiba khlem rung kyrteng ha kane ka NRC kin wan tyllep ban buhai shnong kat shaba lap ha ka Bri u 7trep bad ha jylla Meghalaya baroh kawei. Lada une u poi-ei 40 lakh tam (kham bun bah ki dei ki Muslim na Bangladesh) un wan shane yn ym iohi Khasi-khasei shuh bad haba kumta ka don jingmut aiu ban iakren shaphang ka Jaitbynriew Khasi-khasei bad ka khangkha khleh, haba la wan tyllep da kane ka umsaw bah. Ka jylla Meghalaya ka don kumba 35 lakh malu mala (2018) ngut ki briew bad tang u 7trep (Khasi-Pnar) ki don kumba 14.12 lakh (2011census). Kumta ka dei hok ba ki bor sorkar jylla bad ki Seng trei monsngewbha kum ka KSU, FKJGP, HYC, HANN, HNYF bad kiwei kiwei ki kyntu ia baroh ki nongshongshnong ban iarap peitngor lem ioh kine ki 40 lakh ki poi-ei na Assam kin ban rung ha kane ka jylla jong ngi, khamtam ha ka Bri u 7trep.
Khlem da iakren than tang shaphang kita ki 40 lakh tam ki poi-ei hangthie ha Assam, hynrei ki poi-ei kiba la dep wan rung shane bad kane ka jingwanrung ruh kaba dang bteng shaid-shi-shaid ka long kaba shyrkhei. Hagno kata ka jingteh lakam ha kita ki Check-Gate. Kam don satia. Kine ki Mynder bad ki khyllahjait kiba wan na kiwei ki Ri ba marjan bad jylla lyngba ka Assam, Tripura bad kiwei ki jylla ki jyllei haduh katta katta haduh ba ki la shlei ha Ri Bhoi,ka West Khasi Hills, ha sor Shillong, ha ki khap sor, sha New Shillong Tornship, ha Jaintia Hills bad ha ki sor barit jong ka jylla, yn nai iakren ha Garo Hills. Ki wan tuid da ki hajar hajar shisngi shisngi. Ki la dap shoin ha ki surok bah, ki surok rit, ki lynti ki synkien, ki trei naphang ha ki jait kam bapher, ki die madan ha ki surok bad lynnti iaid kjat, ki tur sha ki jaka khap sor bad nonkyndong, ki die ia ki Carpet, ki bed sheet, ki jain pyrda, ki mobile bad electronic, juti, slipar, ki tiar sekhonhan, ki thied ia ki nar jot, tin jot, ki leh bun ki kam be-ain ha ka tuh, lute, bad jynrat ia ki jingdeng ksiar.
Ym tip ki shong hangno, ki thiah hangno, mano ba ai jaka ia ki, mano ba ai jingtrei ia ki; ki bylla katba ioh bad katba ai, bun ruh kiba ai jaka bad ai kam ki dei ki Khasi hi ha ki dukan, ki karkhana, ki kontraktor ki mlien bha ban ai kam ia ki.Kim don laisen ei ei, kim don dulir ban pynsabud ia ka jinglong traishnong jong ki bad bun kiwei kiei ki kam bymman jong ki. Bun na ki, ki dei ki ba dang samla -ha ki 16,17,18, 20 bad 30 khlieh bad ki dei khamtam na kawei ka kynhun niam. Ynda la sah katto katne bnai bad snem ki la tip jaka, ki la ithuh briew, bad ki nang ban pynjuh ia ki malik bad ki malik pat ki aiti ha ki ia ki kam ba kham heh haduh ban da aiti wat ia ki passbook ne aiti ia ka iing ka sem ruh. Bad ynda ki la sngewtrai bud sa ka jingiajuh iajem bad ia-ithuh bad sammut samla bad ki samla kynthei khasi. Namarba ki kham nang ban ai ksai bad ai lain, ki kynthei ki ngop bad ki kylla iashong lok noh. Don napdeng jong ki, ki la shah rong bak sha ki shnong jong ki haduh ba ym lap shuh lada pyrsahg leit wad ruh. Kiba kum kine ki la jia bad kin nang jia katba nang iaid ka por namar ym don jingteh lakam na ki bor sorkar, ki bor District Council, Hima, ki Raid, ki shnong, ki kur bad ki longiing longsem. Ym dei ba duh tang longjait longsker, ka riti dustur hynrei duh bad ka briew baroh Bad sa kawei ruh ha kane ka juk, ym don ba lah ban teh lakam ia ki khun samla ha ka shongkha shongman. Kumta, la i don donkam shisha ban pyntreikam ia ka ILP ha kane ka jylla. Kiba khang ia kane ki dei kito kiba kwah ba ka jylla kan long laitlan ban aili katba kiba kwah ban wan shongkhnong ha kane ka jylla. Ka ILP kan iarap shibun ban teh lakam ia ka jingwan tuid ka umsaw.
Ki iashongkha katba mon, ym don kmie-kpa, ym don ki hymmen ki para, ym don kni namarba shaei phin leit wad ia kita ki kni, ym don kur, ka kur kam don bor ei ei ruh bad lada don bor dei tang ki kmie ki kpa bad ki hymmen ki para. Ha kane ka juk mynta ki kur bad ki kni kim don bor ei ei. Ka juk kni ka la leit bad ka la wan ka juk ki kmie ki kpa, khamtam u kpa. Dei ban kham pynleit jingmut bad pynkhlain ia ki longiing longsem. Ha kane ka juk ba mynta, ka la don ka jingpyrshang ban ia-lum kur, hynrei kine ki jingpyrshang baroh ki long tang ki rongphong bad ki kut tang ha ka jingiakhrong pei bad iabamja ne bamkhana, ym don kita ki jingmih kiba pynkhlain ia ka longkur longjait wat hapdeng kane ka jinglyngkar bad jem rngiew ka jaitbynriew khasi ba la shah thombor ha ki mynder. Ki hok bad ki Riti tynrai shano ki la leit/. Halor kine ki bynta kein dei ban iatai bad ban ialehthma, ban iada bad pynim pat. Dei halor kine kein ba ki District Council kin imsngi bad thaw ain. Ka ain halor shongkha khleh ka long tang kawei na kita.