B.M.Lanong
La sdang mih ki jingbakla ha ka ktien Khasi lajong, namar ki jingthoh bad jing kren bakla ia ki katto-katne ki kyntien, kaba la buh ia ka ktien Khasi ha ka jingkynrum-kynram na kaba ju long, ia kaba nga la wanrah ha Ing Dorbar District Council ha ka 20.12.24 ban iatai.
Khlem da ktaid shane-shatai, la sdang iakren bad la iai thoh ruh shaid shi shaid ha ki kot khubor, khamtam ia ki artylli ki kyntien bakla, kum ka kyntien ‘Teh lakam’ bad ka ‘Khyrnit’, namar ki don da kiwei pat ki kyntien, ban pyndonkam haba thoh bad haba kren ruh.
Nga la pynksan ia ka Mat (Motion) jong nga hapoh Ing Dorbar, ba ka kyntien ‘Teh lakam’ ka dei tang ia ki kulai, ba ki trai ki pyndeng ia u lakam ha ka khlieh kulai, khnang ba un ym iaid sakma ne phet lymwir na ka lynti kaba u kariwan ne u nongniah kulai (Jockey) u kwah ba un iaid.
U Lakam u dei u jingdeng kulai ba la shna kyrpang tang naka bynta ki kulai, ia kaba, ha ka ktien Phareng ka long ‘briddle’, kaba ki jockey ne kariwan kiba shong kulai-pynmareh (race), ki ju pynher kulai ha ka jingiaknieh jop, kaba da iathong pisa, ia kaba ha Shillong ruh ha ki phew snem ba la leit noh, ju pynlong harud madan Polo, khap Wah Umkhrah, man la ki sngi Saitjain. Hynrei la pynsangeh noh ia kane ka jingmareh race ki kulai, ha ki snem 1960 khlieh ei-ei, katba nga lah ban kynmaw.
Tang ban pynbang ia ka khana, u Bah Shun (Neptune Lyngdoh) uba na Malki, u dei uwei uba sngewtynnad bha ha kane ka kam pynher Kulai ‘race’ bad u Kulai jong u, uba kyrteng u ‘Black Toy’, u dei u kulai uba khlain bha ha ka thup (group) jong u. I Bah Mickey Lyngdoh, footballer bad Coach, iba long u para i Bah Neptune, i lah ban sakhi kham bha ia kane.
Kumta u Lakam (briddle) u dei uba teh ia ka khmut kulai, khnang ban pynher ia u ne pynsangeh da u kariwan (jockey) uba shnong halor met jong u, katba u sngewbit.
Ban ong ‘teh lakam’ ia ki kam sniew, ne ia kino kino ki jait kam, kynthup ruh ia kawei ka jingthoh kaba thoh , “ka bol ka rung namar u goalie (nongap kol) um shym lah ban “teh lakam ia ka”, ka bakla 100 na ka 100 percent, namar naei yn teh lakam ia ka bol kaba pyllun lyoin? Nalorkata tang ka jaka teh ruh ym don, lait na kaba thep tang hapoh byrni, ne ha kynja pla.
Ha ka jaka kane ka ktien ‘Teh Lakam’, nga la ai jingmut hapoh Ing Dorbar, ban pyndonkam da ki kyntien- ‘Khanglad, Iada, Kyrda’, ne kum kine ki jait kyntien kiba iahab bad ka kam bad kiba dei ki kyntien Khasi paka.
Don lei kawei ka jingthoh kaba nga la iohi dang shen kaba thoh- ‘…..khlem lah ban tehlakam ia ka ‘jingwan rung ki briew ba nabar….’
Kane lei kaba la pynhiar dor shuh-shuh ia ka ktien, namar nangno kein yn teh lakam ia ka ‘Verb’? Long sieh ban teh lakam ia ka ‘jingwanrung’ kabym don dur ne jaka ba lah ban ktah, kumba lah ban ktah ia ka khmut, ne khlieh kulai, ne wat ia ka Bol ruh shi rukom, kaba long ban ktah, kaba dei ka Noun.
Kawei pat ka jingbakla ka long sa ia ka kyntien ‘Khyrnit’, kaba mih ha ki jingthoh man la ki por, kynthup ia ka jingpynkylla ia ka ‘Sixth Schedule’, kaba long ka Ain kaba don ha ka Constitution of India, kaba iadei bad ka Art. 244 (2) bad 275 (1), ha kaba la pynrung lane ai jaka ia ki Autonomous District Council ba kin long ki Dorbar Thaw Ain ba ithuh naduh ka sorkar India.
Ia kane ka bynta ruh nga la buh lang da ka mat iakren (Motion) ha katei ka Dorbar ba la kdew haneng, namar nga la iohi ba ki bun ki jingthoh kiba pyndonkam da ka kyntien ‘khyrnit’. Ka kyntien ‘Khyrnit’, lada peit ha ki dictionary ki dei ki sopti phong ki kynthei kiba pynpur itynnat bad ki jing jingpynwandur ia ki ing ki sem ruh (cornice), ha ka ktien Phareng.
Kane ka kyntien ka bakla shibun eh na ka jingmut jong ka “6th Schedule”.
Namarba ngam ioh ia ka kyntien kaba biang, ne da kaba kham biang ban ia katei haneng, nga la pynkylla ia ka “6th Schedule” da ka kyntien ‘Bynrap Bahynriew’, ha ka kot kaba nga la pynkylla Khasi ia baroh kawei ka ‘6th Schedule Phareng’.
Ia ka kyntien ‘Bynrap’ nga la pynwandur namar ia baroh 12 tylli ki Schedule kiba don hapoh ka Constitution of India, haduh mynta, la pynrung ter- ter ne bynrap hapoh ki Article bapher jong ka Constitution ka Ri India hi.
Ban ai nuksa, ia ka 6th Schedule District Council, la pynrung hapoh ki Article 244(2) bad 275(1) ka Constitution; ia ka 12th Schedule pat kaba iadei bad ki bor Municipal ha ki jaka sor, la pynrung ne bynrap hapoh ka Article 243 W jong ka constitution.
Kumta, ka kham iajan shibun ka kyntien ‘Bynrap’ kumba la kdew haneng, ban ia ka kyntien ‘Khyrnit’, kat bym pat ioh da kiwei.
Kaba sngewtynnat ka long ba ka Dorbar District Council ha ka jingkynthoh u Bah Pyniaid Syiem CEM, ka la iahab jingmut ia ki jingkdew jong nga, ba ia mynta hi, ban pyndonkam bakla ia ki kyntien ‘Teh Lakam’ bad ‘Khyrnit’, dei ban kiar.
Phi don ban ong eiei?