Babu Kular Khongjirem
Ki Khasi-Jaintia kidei ki jaitbynriew riewlum(Schedule Tribe) jong ka Meghalaya.Don napdeng jongki kiba la kylla noh sha kiwei pat ki Niam nongwei kum sha ka Niam Hindu,Muslims,Kristan, etc.Don ruh kiba dangneh bad dang bat ban snoh hi rdin ha la ka jong ka Niam Tynrai lajong ban iai pynneh pynsah bad iai leh(practice) ia ka Niam ka rukom bad ka riti ka dustur lajong kumba la seng la buh u barim,u Longshwa u Manshwa bad ki kpa tymmen jongngi hyndai.Hynrei wat la ki la kylla sha kiwei pat ki Niam Nongwei hynrei ki dang ioh hi(enjoy)ia ka kyrdan riewlum ne Schedule Tribe status.Don katto katne ki state ha ri India ki bym shah shuh ban ai Schedule Tribe lada ki la kylla noh na ka Niam Tynrai lajong sha kiwei pat ki jait Niam ne ki ia shongkha noh bad kiwei pat kia jaitbynriew ki bym dei satia na kajuh ka jaitbynriew ST jongki.
Katkum ka jingbatai ka U.N Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities,’Ka ktien Minority ka kynthup tang ia kito ki kynhun jaitbynriew kiba don bad kwah ban dang iai pynneh pynsah ia ka jinglong kyrpang jongki,ka Niam ka rukom jongki lane ka ktien ka thylliej jongki tangba ki dei ban kohnguh(loyal)ia ka state goverment ba ki dei ki nongshong shnong jong kata ka Ri’ ka Article 29(1) jong ka Constitution jong ka ri India pat ka kren shai ba ki nongshong shnong kiba dei ki rit paid(minorities)jong ka ri India kiba don ka ktien ka thylliej kaba pher,ka dak thoh dak pule lane ki riti ki dustur bapher ki don ka hok ban pynneh pynsah kumjuh.Katba ka Article 30 pat ka ong ba, baroh ki Rit Paid (Minorities)la ki dei da ka Niam ne ka ktien ba ki kren ki don ka Hok ban seng bad ban pyniaid ia la ki jong ki jaka pule puthi kat kum ka jingkwah jongki bad ka dei ka kamram jong ka sorkar jylla ban iarap ia ki.Ka Sixth Schedule jong ka Constitution ruh ka kren ia ka Hok jong ki jaitbynriew rit paid(Minorities) kiba dei ki riewlum ne Tribal. Ha ri India,ki jaitbynriew rit paid(Minorities) ba la ithuh(recognised)da ka sorkar India kilong ki Muslims,ki Chrustians,ki Parsi,ki Sikhs,ki Buddhists bad ki Jains(naduh ka snem 2014). Ha Meghalaya,ki Khasi-Jaintia bad Garo kidei ki jaitbynriew riewlum ne tribal.Ki ioh(enjoy) ia ka kyrdan Schedule Tribe baroh solonsar.
Napdeng kito pat kiba la kylla sha kiwei pat ki Niam kum ki Muslims,Kristans,etc, nalor ba ki ioh ia ka kyrdan ST,ki ioh(enjoy) ruh ia ka kyrdan Minorities na ka sorkar India(at national level).Ki ioh ar shah ki jingmyntoi(double benefits).Kata,na ka scheme ST bad na ka Scheme Minoritues.Katba kito pat kiba dang don ha ka Niam Tynrai ki ioh jingphoida tang na ka ST scheme hynrei kim ioh pat ia ka Minorities Scheme.Lada ka State goverment kan ithuh noh ia ki kum ki kynhun rit paid(Minorities) hapoh ka state Meghalaya,kata kin ioh lem ar shah ki jingmyntoi kumba ioh kito kiba la kylla sha kiwei pat ki Niam.
Kawei ka jingphoida kum ki ST bad kawei pat kum ki Minorities jong ka state Meghalaya(at state level). Ka sorkar Meghalaya ka la dei ban ithuh noh ia ki kynhun ba dang ngeit bad dang bat ia ka Niam Tynrai namar ba ki la kylla rit paid shisha ha la ka jong ka ri ha kaban pynneh ia ki riti ki dustur,ka Niam ka rukom jong ka jaitbynriew Hynniew Trep Hynniew Basa khnang ba kin ioh phoida lem kumjuh(at par) kumba ioh lem ki para Khasi-Jaintia kiba la kylla sha kiwei pat ki Niam.
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