Lyngba ki kot khubor, ngi la iohi ia ka jingthmu thawain ka KHADC, halor ban pynneh pynsah iaka Jaitbynriew Khasi Baieid jong ngi da kaba khein dewthala pat ia kiba ai jaitkpa. Ngi kum ki trai nongshong shnong jong ka them Ri-Bhoi, ngi don ban pynsngew hangne halor kine ki nia kimat kumba ka long namar ka ai jaitkpa ka ladei ka dustur ba la rim bha ha them Ri-Bhoi bad la leh ia kane naduh ki kpaieid kparad jong ngi hyndai hynthai.
Ngi ai khublei kyrpang eh ia ka MDC jong ka Nongpoh Constituency, ka Kong Rona Khymdeit, halor ka Jingkren jong ka, ia ka nongrim ka jingshisha kumba ka long bad kumba la leh ha them Ri-Bhoi. Ka Kong Rona ka kren ia kaei kaba ka tip, ha la ka dong ka thain, ka kren ia kaei kaba long bad ka ban sa long. Ngi ki Bhoi ngi da sngewsarong ruh ia kata kaei kaba ngi long, ha kaba la ialam lynti hi ia ngi da ki kpa tymmen, kmie tymmen jong ngi naduh ki menbarim.
Ngi kubur ba ma ngi ki Bhoi, kiba shong ba sah them Ri-Bhoi, naduh ka rukom pyniaid iing, synshar iing haduh ka synshar ka khadar shnong, naduh ka khein ka tda haduh ki rukom jingngeit ngi don khyndiat khynsoit ki jingiapher na ki paidlang jong ka Ri Khasi. Ka jingshimjait ha ngi ka shong eh ha ka jingpynbeit bad sngewbit na la rympei iing. La ai jait sha u kpa, khamtam da kito ki longiing ki ba leit shaw kynthei ban shongkurim na kiwei pat ki kynhun jaitbynriew ba marjan ban roi ka jait ka kur, khamtam haba ym don kur kynthei. La ju leh ruh ia kane lada u shynrang hi u mon bad thmu hi da lade ban shim jait sha lade.
Haba ngi shim jait na u kpa, ngi ong hi, ba ngi shim jait na u kpa bad ngim ju ong hi ruh ba ngi shim ia ka jait na ka meikha, ne jait jong ka meikha namar ha ki kot ki sla ngim ju thoh kyrteng meikha hynrei ka kyrteng bad jait u kpa kaba ha khmat eh, wat ka kyrteng bad jait I mei ruh ym ju donkam, khamtam haba iadei bad ki kam sorkar. Namarkata kaba dei ka jong u kpa, ngi ong beit ba kadei ka jong u kpa, namar ma u ruh, u don hok ia la ka jong ka jait, ym ba u shu shim wai, shim kylliang ne u shu tuh ia kata ka jait na ka Meikha.
Ngi kiba ai jaitkpa ha them Ri-Bhoi ngi kham kiew ha ka ioh ka kot, ha ka kamai ka kajih bad ka iohkam iohjam, kum ha ki shipai ne kino kino ki kam sha Central Government. Kiba ai Jaitkpa kim ju don jingwit haba iadei kam iadei jam bad la ithuh ia ngi ba ngi dei hi ki khasi la ki don ha kano ha kano ka jylla jong ka Ri India. Kumba iathuh da ki paralok shipai, ‘kiba ai jaitkmie pynban ki ju shah kylli bun rukom bad shah kren bein bad ibein na lyndet lyndet ha ki heh ki hain bad wat ha ki paralok ba ki iatreilang bad ki’. Haba kylli ia ki, balei ba ki kren bein, lada ai jait kmie?, ka jubab kaba ki ai ka long ba, “Lada ka jait jong ki bad u kpa jong ki ka iapher, kata kamut kim dei ki khun trai jong uto u kpa ba ki thoh kyrteng bad sa kawei ruh ki shim ba ka kmie jong ki, kadei ka nuti, namar ba kam tip kpa shuh, kumta ka shim noh ia ka jait sha lade”. Kine ki long tang ki nuksa ban ia pynsngew lem ia la ki paradoh para snam, kumno kiba nabar ki sngew bad kren halor kane ka rukom shim jait jong ngi.
Ha kaba iadei bad ka jingaibhah ia ki khun, ma ngi ki Bhoi ngi ai bhah kumjuh ia ki khun kynthei bad shynrang, namarkata, lada ki leit shaw kurim na shabar ruh, ki shynrang ki wanrah ha la ka jong ka jaka bad nongrim la jong. Lyngba kane ka jingaibhahlang, ka jinglong shipara kaskhem bha, ka shnong ka thaw ka tylli bad khlain namar ki rangbah kidei ki trai shnong kiba la iaheh iasan lang hapoh shnong poh thaw naduh dang rit, ynda ki la rangbah ki ia saindur lang ia la ka shnong ba ki heh ki san, hynrei ngim iohi ba ka long kumta ha kiwei pat ki thain ha ri khasi. U shynrang khasi babun u long trai shnong tad haduh ba un ioh kurim da ka trai shnong lem kumta un dei beit u poikha shisngi ha shnong jong ka kurim jong u.
Ban ong ba ka Jingaijaitkpa kadei ka sang, bad ka nongshun ia ka jaitbynriew, kane ka da ktah mationg shisha ia ngi, namar ngi la iaid ia kum kane ka lynti naduh ki kpaieid kparad jong ngi, ym ju don kata ka sang ka ma, namar ngi tip beit, na ka liang u kpa, kidon ki pasan, ki pakhynnah, ki niakha, ki meikha bad kparad, na ka liang ka kmie, ki meinah, ki meisan, ki kni, ki mama, ka meiieid u paieid bad ki khun jong ki, bad horkit hordang ym bit ban shongkha shongman namar ba ki dang don ka jingiadei snam bad snap jingbit, kumta ngi da bud bad kohnguh ruh ia ki haduh mynta mynne. Ngi iohi pynban ba ka shongkha shongman jong ngi ki bhoi ka kham skhem bun shah ban ia kiwei pat ki thain ka ri khasi, bad ym da iohi ia kita ki jingphet tnga ne kita ki kit khunrei, ne Single Parent Family kumba kren ki ktien nongwei.
Haba iohi ia ka Jingkren ba khlem pyrkhat jong ki nongialam, ki MDC ha District Council, ka long pynban kum ka jingpharia bad pynpait jaitbynriew, namar tang ha ki thain Ri-Bhoi, kiba ai jaitkpa ki labun bha, bad ki la trei ha ki kyrdan bapher bapher ha ka jylla bad ki la long nongmihkhmat ruh. Ka Jingkren khlem jingtip da ki MDC ka KHADC ha kine ki sngi ba ladep, ka la pynbitar bad pynshaiong ia ki trai shnong ka them Ri-Bhoi, namar ki kren ia kiei kiei ki ba kim tip, hynrei ki leh mynleh pat kumba ki tip lut. Lada kata ka ai jaitkpa kadei ka sang kumba phi ong, ngi da kwah eh ba phin da wan bad pyni shane sha ngi ia kata ka sang.
Sngewtynnad ba ia ka them Ri-Bhoi jong ngi, la pdiang kumba ka long, hynrei ka jingkylli kaba mih mynta pat ka long, la shu peit District ne? la shu peit Jait ne? (Tang jait Bhoi) ne la shu peit tang ia kito ki longiing ban pynheh jait?. Mano ban kitkhlieh ban wan buddien bad ban kylli ban pyrthew ia kita kiei kiei baroh?. Lada la leh tang ha Bhoi, balei ia kiwei pat ki thain bad district ka ri Khasi, khamtam kito kiba shem ia ki juh ki jingeh, ka jingkyrduh jait?. Lyngba ka jingrwai, Khyriam u Pnar, u Bhoi u War, udei u paid khasi baiar, hato long mo ban leh tang shiliang?. Lada long dei ban long ia baroh, lada ym long ruh dei hi ban ym long lang ia baroh, lymda kumta, sa tang ban shu pharia jaitbynriew.
Ka jingkyntu ia ki nongmihkhmat kum ki MDC, (KHADC/JHADC) kiba dei ki nongpynneh pynsah ia ka khyndew ka shyiap, ka Riti ka dustur, ka jinglongtynrai jong ngi ki khasi (Khynriam, Pnar, Bhoi, War, Maram, Lngam) to da tih bniah bha shwa ia ka jinglong jingman jong ka jaitbynriew hi baroh kawei. Tang namar ba ioh jingshongshit na ka thain jong phi, phim dei ban pynlong ain lut ia baroh kawei ka ri Khasi. Ka khambha ba phin thaw ain pynban halor ka khyndew ka shyiap namar kumba ka long mynta la shah klun lut ha ki Company bar jylla, ha ki Shipai, bad ha ki Central Department, ba nangne shakhmat ba ym shah shuh ban die jaka sha kum kine ki jingmyntoi jong kiwei pat ki jaitbynriew lyngba ka khyndew jong ngi. Ka jingaibhah mar kumjuh ia ki khun kynthei bad shynrang. Ban khang ia ka khai ka pateng jong ki barjylla ha ki iew bad ki hat ba ngi long trai. Ka jaitbynriew kadei na ka bynta shirta ym tang san snem, kumta dei ban pyrkhat bha na ka bynta ka lawei ka Jaitbynriew ym ia lade.
Bah P.T. Shadap-Umsning
Bah Paul Khymdeit-Umlamphlang
Bah Mathias Mynsong-Umtyrkhang
Ri-Bhoi District; Meghalaya