Lehse don tang katto katne kiba tip bad sngewthuh ia ka tynrai jongka FKS bad ka Dist.Council.Ka daw ka long ba bun napdeng jong ngi ngim kwah ban da ngam jylliew eh katta katta ban ia wad ia ka tynrai shaphang kitei ki kynhun bala kdew haneng.Ki babun na pdeng ki nong synshar Shnong/Hima ruh kim da kwah ban da tih tynrai ia ka jingtip ba donkam shaphang kitei ki artylli ki kynhun.Ki shu ia hun lyng ngai hadien bala jied ba kin bat ia u lakam ka synshar ha la ki Shnong,Hima ne Elaka lajong .Haba mih ka jingia kynad hala ki Shnong Elaka ne Hima ynda ka la ktah iala ka met ki sdang sa ka leit Tel- Malish ia U E.M.I/c Elaka Admn ne u CEM ki District Council .Ki nongthoh kum I BahL.G.Shullai balakhlad,Bah E.M.R.Syiem,Dr.I.M. Nongbri bad kiwei kiwei kila thoh bun shaphang kitei ki kynhun hynrei kaba sngewsih ka long ba bun wat napdeng ki nong synshar Shnong ne hima ruh kim kham smat ban ia pule.Kumta ka jing synshar Shnong ne Hima ka shong ha suin lait noh ki katto katne tylli ki Hima/Shnong kiba ngam sngew dei ban da jer kyrteng kiba da wad bad tih tynrai ia ki jingshisha.
Kumta nga sngew ba ka long kaba don kam ban ia pashat lem ia katto katne ki jinglap- jing shem la jong ba kumno ki leit mih kitei ki kynhun bad ka jia aiu ha ka ri jong ngi halor ka jingmih jong kitei ki kynhun. Katkum ka jingthoh jong I DrI.M.Nongbri ha kaba i la thoh kumne,’mynta ngin phai pat sha kiwei ki jaid seng kiba ha ka jingshisha kim dei ki political party ha ka jing mut ba mynta namar kim shim bynta ha ka electoral Politics,hynrei kiba ka kam jongki pat ka long kum ka political party,ka ban sain dur ia ka lawei ka jaid bynriew.Kane ka seng ne kynhun kadei ka seng jong ki Syiem,Ki Lyngdoh,ki Sordar bad Wahadadar jong ki hima khasi kiba long ki nongsynshar jong ki Hima ne Elaka kiba la kha lang bad ka jaid bynriew naduh barim ba jah bad ka kyrteng jong ka kalong ka”Federation of Khasi States”’.Imat ha ka riti synshar paidbah u khasi hyndai la shu jied suk mynsiem ia u Syiem ne ki Myntri khlem don jingia knieh kumba ka long mynta.Mynta te ynda haba la ia ioh i ia ki kabu,te wat ki bym dei na ka kur Syiem ne Myntri ruh ki ia knieh wat ban shu long MYNTRI TYNGSHOP kumba don ba ong mano re.U Jasbe ne u kale ruh long la ka long Syiem ne Myntri bad sa shu shah khyrwait shabi kadiang ne kamon kum u Robot kat shaba ki nong khyrwait ki kwah pynphai kat haduh ba jynjar ei ki khun ki hajar kiba shu im rit mynsiem thot thot.
Kane ka Federation kala trei bor bah shipor hynrei ka rukom jong ka jaid bynriew ka long ba ka ju mih ki jing ia pher jingmut kat haduh ba kane ka Federation ka la iapler noh tad haduh ka snem 1946.Kumta haka snem 1947, ka Federation ka la ai ia ka Draft Constitution sha ka Constituent Assembly of India lyngba u Mr.G.S.Guha uba la shu thung mon da kiba bat ia ka bor ha kata ka por ban mih khmat na ka bynta jong ki riewlum ha kaba ki riewlum kim tip ei ei shaphang ka jing jied ba un mih khmat une u briew na ka bynta jongki ha ka Constituent Assembly.La katta ruh la shu shaniah ha u bad u la leit ai ia katei ka Draft Constitution haka 14th July 1947.La phah ia I Bah A.S.Khongphai bad kong Mavis Dunn Lyngdoh ban ai jingmut shuh shuh ia u Mr.G.S.Guha uba mih khmat ia ki riewlum ha ka Constituent Assembly of India.Nalor kata kitei ki ar ngut ki la ia kynduh ruh ia u Sardar Vallabhai Patel uba dei u Chairman ka Constituent Assembly sub committee for Minorities and tribals uba la kular(assured) thok ba ki Khasi States kin ia soh bad ka ri India tang halor ka 1Defence,2.Foreign Affairs bad 3.Communications.Donbok ba ki Syiem bad kiwei kiwei kim treh ban soi ia ka Instrument of Merger ne dulir ban ngam lang tang kawei bad ka ri India.
Hadien kane u Sardar Vallabhai Patel ula leh myn tyrwa noh ban pynlong noh da ka Khasi States constitution making Durbar ka ban ai jingmut ia ka Constituent Assembly of India ban thaw ia ki riti na ka bynta ka ri Hynniew trep. U Sardar Vallabhai u da kular thok ruh ban pynlong kam ia ka Federal court of the Federation of Khasi States.Ha ka juh ka jan miet jong kane ka sngi 2.1.1948 U Sardar Vallabhai u la ia kynduh ia ki nong Shillong ha Lady Hydari Park ha kaba u la iaroh arsap tang ia ka mariang ka sor Shillong ha kaba u la kren ia kine ki ktien harum: Yours is a land for Gods to live in. Its air, its natural scenery,its pure Atmosphere,its sweet water, would attract Even God if your hearts was pure . Ka jing kylli kaba mih hangne ka long, hato ka khuid ka mynsiem jong u Sardar Vallabhai Patel uba la pynshad pynking ba iong khlieh ia ki Syiem bad ki riew rangbah jong ngi ha kato ka por ne ka khuid ka mynsiem ki Syiem bad ki Rangbah jong ngi ? Ha dien kane la pynbor pat ia ki Syiem ba kin soi noh ia ka Instrument of Accession ne ka dulir ban ia don bynta lang kum kawei ka kynhun kaba don la ka bor bad kawei pat ka kynhun kaba don hi la ka bor. Kine kidei ki buit sianti buit sniew ha kaba bun ki Syiem ki la ngat bad khadduh eh ia U Syiem Nongstoin la shu pynbor bad u hap hi ban soi.U Syiem khynnah ka Hima Nongstoin,Wickliffe Syiem uba la trei shitom bad uba la lah ban ioh ia ka jing kyrshan katto katne tylli ki ri hakhmat ka U.N.O ban ithuh ia ka ri Khasi ba laitluid ynda u la wan phai sha la ka ri u hap ban phet iam rem sha E.Pakistan ha kato ka por da ka mynsiem bakhia namar u la shah shet ha ki para ri la jong.Katne ka jia,hynrei da u Dkhar uba ki ju khot ieid u Ali Saheb u kloi ban ai ei ia ka jaka ba u Syiem Wickliffe un ioh shong ioh sah bad ha dien ba u la iap ki khun jong u Syiem Wickliffe ki dang ioh ia ki jing ai sngewbha kum ki Power Tillers,water Pump etc katkum ka jing ia thuh u Andrew Solemar(khun u Syiem Wickliffe) bad kumjuh na u Ali Saheb uba shu jia ryngkhat nga ia kynduh ha border hajan ka Shnong San Bari,Bangladesh. Ka Khasi States Constitution making Durbar kala shong pyrkhar kam haka 14.7.1949 ha kaba I Bah Joy I la wan rah ia ka jing tyrwa jong I kaba lada shu kren lyngkot ka long ba ma ngi ki Hima Khasi bad Jaintia baroh ki states bad non states areas baroh ngin ia soh bad ka ri India kum ka Autonomous unit bad ban kyrpad ia u Lat badonburom ka Assam bad ia ka sorkar Assam kaba mut ban ngin iasoh India lyngba ka Assam.Ha kane ka por imat I dang buh rieh ia ka District council bad I dang kren beit ia ka Autonomous unit.
Haka 15.7.1949. I Proff G.G.Swell I la wan rah ia ka jing tyrwa ba baroh ki Hima Khasi(States bad non states areas) da ka jing ia tylli lang bad ka Jaintia hills kin iadei beit bad ka sorkar pdeng bad kin don ruh la ka jong ka Dorbar thaw ain.Mar syndep pule ia kane u Chairman um pat ong ei ei la kynrup ktien noh da I bah A.Alley iba la ong ba ka jingtyrwa I Proff.Swell kam long kaba biang bad kam long katkum ka ain bad kumta ter ter. La mih bun ki jing ia tuklar ha kaba la don ruh kiba la ia pyrshang banwan rah ia ka jing ia sngewthuh jingmut lang hynrei, kam poi shano shano ruh.Ban pynhun baroh arliang u Syiem Jirang ula wanrah noh da ka Ammendmendt ia ka jing tyrwa I Proff.Swell ha kaba I Proff.Swell ruh I la weng noh iala ka jing tyrwa hynrei I Bah Joy bad ka kynhun kim pdiang satia.Namar ba ka jing ia shong Dorbar ka la long naduh ka16.7.1949 haduh 20.7.1949,bad khlem lah ban ia beit ,kumta u Chairman Dr, Homiwell Lyngdoh u la pynbeit ban shu ia Vote noh.Ka Ammendmend u Syiem Jirang ka la ioh 46 votes bad ka jong I Bah Joy ka la ioh 40 votes.Hadien ba u Chairman u la pynbna ia kakomiti ka ban leit ia pynbeit ia kane ka kam bad ki bor ki ba halor bad ban thung ruh ia ki dkhot ka komiti, ki briew kiba kyrshan ia ka nia I Bah Joy kila mih noh na ka Dorbar.Namar ba I Bah Joy I long u Minister ka sorkar congress ha kato ka por ha ka Provincial govt of Assam,kumjuh ruh I la ioh kabu ban long ruh u dkhot haka Consituent Assembly jong ka India nalor nangta I long ruh u dkhot jong ka Bordaloi sub committee of the constituent assembly kumta Iehse ban ymthut ka kam la jong I la shu koh nguh beit ia kaba u Gopinath Bordaloi,chief Minister ka Assam Province ha kato ka por u la bthah ia i ba ka ri Khasi & Jaintia kan iasnoh bad ka sorkar India tangba kan hap hapoh ka jing pyniaid ka Sorkar Assam wat lada ka ioh makna la ka jong ka Autonomous District Council hana ba kan iada ia ki riti.I la ialam sop sop ruh ia ka political Party jong I ka Khasi Jaintia Federated States National Conference kaba ki riew tymmen ki ju khot beit ka’ Federated’ ban dawa na ka Bordoloi- sub- committee ba ka ri Khasi Jaintia kan iasnoh bad ka sorkar India lyngba ka Sorkar Assam tangba kan don la ka jong ka District Council ka ban iada ia ki riti.
Kumta katei ka resolution jong U Syiem Jirang ka la kylla lyngdang wat la ka ioh ia jingbun paid.NA KANE KA DAW NGI IOH I BA HADUH MYNTA KA RAIBI JONG KA DEMOCRACY INDIA KA LONG BA U PAIDBAH U DONBOR TANG SHI TA IEW HA SHUWA KA SNGI THEP VOTE,LAIT NANGTA BAROH SAN SNEM KADEI KA JONG KITA KIBA LA JIED.Nga sngew dei ban ai jingmut ia ka Education Deptt ban bthah ba baroh ki Text Books ha ka Political Science dei ban pynbeit thymmai noh ia ka definition jong ka ktien DEMOCRACY.Kadei ban long noh,BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE AND BY THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE AS PER THEIR CONVENIENCE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND VICE VERSA. Ngan ai biang hangne ia ka jingthoh I Dr.I.M.Nongbri kumba ka long ha kaba U Syed Mohamad Sadullah ,uwei na ki member ka constituent Asembly naka jylla Assam,haka 21 tarik November 1949 ha ka jing ia shim bynta ha ka jing pule balai(Third Reading) jong ka 6th schedule,u la kren kumne: “Rangbah Badonburom,ia ka Khasi hills la pynrung lang ha ka 6th Schedule bad ia kane u Rev.JJM Nichols Roy ula sngewnguh shibun,hynrei ka don pat ka jingbakla haka riti synshar(Constitutional anomaly).Wat lada ka Constituent Assembly kam lah shuh ban pynbeit ia ka jing bakla,hynrei nga dei ban maham ban husiar ,namar kane ka district barit jong ka Khasi Hills ka don hapoh jongka 25 tylli ki hima trairi ha kaba naki la don ka jingiateh kular bad ki bor sorkar ba synshar ha Delhi.Ia ki la phah ba kin iasnoh bad ka ri India ba laitluid ha u snem 1947.Ia ka Dulir iasoh India bad jingiateh kular bala pynsnoh lang la dep soi da kine ki Syiem bad la dep pdiang da ka Sorkar Pdeng.” Ki dulir iasoh India kidei,(1) Ka Standstill Agreement bad (2) Ka instrument ofAccession bad ka Annexed Agreement.Kaba buh ia ngi ha ka dum ka lyngoh ka long balei ka Khasi States Constitution making Durbar lane ka Federation of Khasi States ha kato ka por kim leit appil sha kano kano ka kashari kaba donbor.
Ka jingshisha,nga ngeit kala shai ba ia ka District council la shu pyntian jubor ha ngi.Naduh mynshuwa kumba ka paw ha ki jingthoh jong I Bah E.M.Reade Syiem,ka paw shai ba ma ngi kum ka jaid bynriew ruh ngim da khuslai ei ei iala ki riti ki dustur namar ha electionMDC ba nyngkong eh ha u snem 1952 ka Party Khasi Jaintia Dorbar kaba la kular ban tar noh ia ka sixth schedule lada ka wan ha ka bor hynrei kum juh kumba ka jing kyn -oi pyn samtawi ka election kaba ju long haduh mynta,ha kata ka por ruh ka shai kdar ba ka long kum juh ha kaba u paidbah kum ha kane ka saw ka sian ruh u u ialehkai da kaba ai tang 50 na ka shispah ki seats kata ruh ba la iasnoh lang ki Independents sha katei ka party riewlum.Ka seat MP ha kata ka por ruh ka leit sha ka Congress.I Dr.I.M.Nongbri ruh I la pynpaw ba ki paidbah 7 trep ruh kila shu hun (reconciled) ban don haka sorkar Assam bad India da kaba iashim bynta haka Election wat da ki Hima Khasi kum ka Nongstoin kaba ha ka por U Syiem Wickliffe kum u Syiem Khynnah, kala pynbna iala ka Jinglaitluid ruh ka la ia tyllun lang ha ka juh ka sur. Ka District council kaba ngi ju ong kadei ka nongiada ia ki riti ki dustur jong ngi naduh ka por I Bah Joy haduh mynta kadei ka tien shuthaw. Ki daw kiba pynlong ba ngan kren kumne ki long:= 1.Ka E.C jongka council bala bat da kiwei ki CEM bad Ems ki pynkhein ia ki riti da ki hukum jongki kaba la pynlong ba nga hap ban appeal ha high Court.U Syiem ne ka Executive Dorbar Hima ruh kim pyrwa ei ei tang ba ioh shong shuki bad bam ei ia ka tyngka u paidbah kaba ki sngew ba ka dei ka nong mei nongpa jongki.Ynda wan da kiwei ki CEM bad Ems ki pynkylla pat ia kum kitei ki hukum bala ai da ka EC kaba ha shuwa lehse ba ka don ka political connection bad no re. 2.(a) Ha ka 13th April.1957,ha ka Shillong Times I Bah Joy I la tai sani bha halor ka “ Right of ownership on Minerals in Khasi States”.Da kaba burom ia I Bah Morrow M.Kharpuri Editor “Ka Pyrthei Mynta “ ruh I la pynmih ia katei ka juh ka Article ha ka 29.06.2006.Ha katei ka Article I Bah Joy I la iathuh ba ka sorkar Assam ka la knieh ia ki Lum Par Dewiong ha ka Hima Sohra da kaba ai Lease sha ka Ropeway Company ia ki Lum Sai Nongbet,Mawphan Bamon,Mawmarji ,Lait Dewlieh etc.ha ka snem 1953.Ha kato ka por haba nga dang khynnah la pynbeit da ki riew Rangbah bad u Syiem ban iamih paidbah tang da ki kynthei bad ki khynnah ban iakhih pyrshah iaka Sorkar Assam.La pynshai da ki Rangbah ha kato ka por ba lada mih da ki Rangbah kan poi haduh ka jing ia umsnam.Kumta naduh Shnong Maraikaphon,Pdeng Shnong,Khlieh Shnong,Laitryngew ,Mawmihthied,Mawkma bad kiwei kiwei la ia mih lut ki kynthei khynnah ban leit beh ia ki nongtrei ka company.La siat tear gas daki pulit bad home guard ka Assam ha kato ka por,hynrei ki paidbah ki tur beit bad ki nongtrei ki hap phet na ki jaka sah jongki.
Hadien kata la thang lut ia ki iing phlang basah nongtrei .Ka Company ka la sangeh shipor hynrei katto katne por hadien kata haduh ka snem 1961,ka la pyntrei malu mala ha Lum Sai Nongbet bad ka la iehnoh.namar shah pyndik man ka por.Kumba ha ka snem 1980-81,U Shri S.C.Marak C.M. badon burom ha kato ka por ula lum ia ka meeting jongki MLA bad MDC ban pynshai ia ka jingkwah ka Central Govt. ban pyntrei kam noh ia ka Coal Mines Act.I Bah S.D.D.NicholsRoy ,Bah S.P.Swer ex- MLAs kiba la khlad bad ma nga namar nga long MDC ha kato ka por,ngi la ia pyrshah ia katei ka jingthmu halor katei ka nongrim kat kum ka Article I Bah Joy bad la ioh ka jing kyrshan nabaroh kiba don ha ka meeting.Ka jingthmu ka Sorkar pdeng kala pulom noh.Hynrei haba ka National Green Tribunal ka la hukum ia baroh ki jingtrei dewiong etc,ka District Council jar jar ka sngap kam shym ai jingiada ei ei ruh.Mynta lei lei la mih sa kita na West bad South West Khasi Hills kiba la leit shim wai(Lease) na ka sorkar kmie iala ka khyndew la jong ban tih Dewiong hana bala leh shitom u C.M.Meghalaya ka NGT kam lah leh ei ei shuh.Hato kane kam dei ka jingkren biej kiba biej tang namar ba ki don pisa.Long leh nohei ka jingia khih shitom kiba bun napdeng jong ngi kim don shuh ban ioh sngew ia kum kine ki jingkren biej ki biej ha sla pyrthei. (b)Ka KHADC kala trei shitom ban wan rah ia ka Land Bill 2021ha khmat kiba bun ba lang.Katkum ka jing ia said I Bah Joy ia ki ain bad ki riti bat khyndew katkum katei ka article kaba I la pynmih,la donkam ban sot bad da bsuh khnang ha katei ka bill.Hynrei tang shu poi ha Secretariat la shah brake beit bad shah buh Jamn da ka Para 12 (A).Kumta ym sngew myntoi ban ia khih khuslai shuh ia kane ka bill. 3.Katkum ka jingtip kaba nga la ioh na u CEM badonburom,ka State Govt.ka la knieh noh ia ka bor ka Council ban issue Labour Licence hana,namar kat kum ki article jong ka Constitution ka ri India, ka Labour ka dei ka States Subject.Katkum ka Sixth schedule jong katei ka juh ka Constitution ka kdew shai pat ba ka trade & calling kadei ka subject jong ka District council.Lada ngi peit ia ka Dictionary ngin shem ba CALLING kamut A JOB OR OCCUPATION. Lada ngi bishar kum ki riew madan ruh ngi sngewthuh ba ka don ka jing ia tyngkhuh hapdeng ki article bad ka 6th schedule ka constitution jong ka ri India.Hato kane kam dei sa kawei pat ka constitutional anomaly? Kumta ha kaba wai noh,nga sngew pang nud hynrei hab ban kren ia ka jing shisha katkum ki jingshem jong nga kumba nga la kdew tang kitei khyndiat haneng: 1.I Bah John Kharshiing spoke person ka FKS etc. i la trei shitom katta katta ban pynkhie im ia ka Stand Still Agreement bad ka Instrument of Accession and Annexed Agreement ryngkat bad U Sirdar Mawdon,Ki Syiem Maharram,Nongkhlaw,Bhowal,Lyngdoh Mawphlang, Sohiong bad kiwei kiba la jrong than ban jer lut hangne.Hadien ba ki la thoh,la dawa,bad la leh da kiba bun ki lad ki lynti u Home Secretary ka Govt of India u la pan comment na ka State Govt.Lehse kiba khraw No 1 bad No 2 ka Meghalaya kim sngew ia hab tar,kumta ki la shu sngap jar haduh mynta.Na kata ka daw la da ym lah pynlong election issue ia kane ka jing dawa, ki jing ia khih jong ka FKS ne ka KSU na ka bynta ka Stand Still Agreement bad I.O.A ka long leh noh ei.Ka sakhi ka long ym ju mih jing ia kren shaphang kane ha ka Assembly.I Bah EMR.Syiem I thoh ia kine ki kyntien ha ka Magazine”The Voice of the North Eastern Tribes”,’What the Magna carta is to the English people,more so,is the RITI to the Khasis.It is the most valuable principle and the fundamental unifying spirit that has inspired the Khasi Society since time immemorial.The Culture,the Syiem,the Durbar,the matriliny are all parts of the RITI.Any Khasi who speaks against it is looked as a man with soul so dead.’Kumta ka shong ha baroh ki paidbah na ki Hima/Elaka,ki Seng Bhalang baroh ban ia tylli lang kawei ban ia khih lang na ka bynta kane ka jingthmu.Kumjuh ruh la sngew dei ban kyntu ia ki niam tre,Seng Khasi ban ia duai lem halor ka jing long trai iala ka khyndew ka Shyiap ha la ka ri ioh ba ka poi ka por ioh hab leit pan wai(Lease) na ka Sorkar Kmie kumba leh ki nongtih Dewiong( ia la ki khyndew la jong), ia ka jaka kyntang ha Lum Sohpet Bneng ne lum Shyllong ban pyndep ia ka niam ka rukom.La sngewdei ban kyntu lang ruh ia baroh ki balang kristan ban ia duai lem halor kane.
Nga kyntu ruh ia ki Political Party kynthup ia ki Independent candidates na ka ri la jong ban buh ia kane ka mat ha khmat eh lada ki sngew ba kan kham iarap ban ioh votes.Lada kitei baroh kim ia trei lang te ka jing pyrta I bah John bad ka FKS ka long kum ba ialap u Ioanis ha ri Khlaw,tang ki puit bad ki khniang ki ban sngap. 2.Ka Dist.Council lei kala long ka jingkit kaba khia ia u Paidbah khasi bad ia u Dkhar kumjuh.Ki kam jongka kum ba la pruid dak haneng kim shym sule ei ei ia ngi.Ka la shu longKum ka Dalal kaba pynsam grant shna Footpath.Dang lah ba ioh beit na ka Sorkar Pdeng kum ka MNREGS khlem da iaid shuh na ki middlemen.Ki Court cases ki bym ju dep shuh lano lano ruh ha Dist.Council.Kumjuh ha ka Executive Committee lei lei ki don ki jaid case kiba la shu ia tied badminton na court jong u Syiem sha ka E.C ka Council bad na ka Court kaEC ka council sha ki Syiem .Ia muja tang ki Players,ki shuttle cocks te bun ki ba hap sner.Mar syn rung ha poh EC Building sngew kum barung ha Fete.Ki Volunteers kynthei teng teng ki ia shong ha ki kamra rit kumba ar ne lai ngut.Tang shu kiew ha ka mala kaba ha jrong lei ki la nang kham bun.I mat, man ka shisien san snem nang bun ki volunteers.Don na ki paralok kiba ha ka por dang leit skul tang ia u Scale ym nang pyndonkam,tang class-X ne HSLC passed la ioh long overseer ha Dist.Council.Bunsien ki Syiem haba ki rung ha District Council I kumba kham heh kyrdan pynban ki Peon.Ki Peon ki rung ki mih katba mon ha kam ra jongki EMs ne CEM,hynrei ki Syiem ki Myntri ne wat ki Sirdar ruh hap ap ynda poi ka pali.Ym long kren tohmet,tang pher wiak la shah suspend.Don ki por kiba ia ki Syiem la bishar paidbah ha Conference hall.
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