TURA, Oct 24: The AHAM based in Tura has strongly opposed the recent demand made by the Regional Council Demand Committee (RCDC) for the creation of a separate Regional Council within the Garo Hills region, asserting that it would not allow the same and that ‘Garo Hills would remain an A’chik land for all generations to come’.
“The said demand, which was reportedly discussed during a meeting held on October 12, 2025, at Manikganj, North Garo Hills, seeks to include nearly 1,987 sq. km of land spread across the districts of North, West, South, and South West Garo Hills. AHAM views this move as unconstitutional, divisive, and a direct challenge to the ancestral and constitutional rights of the A’chik (Garo) people,” it claimed.
“The entire Garo Hills region is the ancestral homeland of the A’chik people, recognized under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India, and is administered through the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC). Hence, any attempt to create another administrative entity such as a Regional Council within the jurisdiction of GHADC is legally invalid and constitutionally impermissible,” added AHAM President Georgeprice Ch Momin.
Momin made it explicitly clear that the A’chik people would never allow any division, partition, or encroachment of their ancestral lands under any circumstance.
“The Garo Hills belongs solely to the A’chiks. It is our ancestral domain — inherited from our forefathers and protected under the Constitution. No external group or committee has the authority to claim or carve out even an inch of our land. The so-called demand for a Regional Council within Garo Hills is unacceptable, unconstitutional, and will be met with the united resistance of the A’chik nation,” he warned.
Momin reminded that the A’chik people have coexisted peacefully with minority communities living within their lands but that coexistence does not translate to ownership or claim over A’chik territory. He termed the proposal of RCDC as nothing but a deliberate attempt to create disharmony and communal division among the peace-loving people of the Garo Hills and urged the Government of Meghalaya, the Governor, and the union Ministry of Home Affairs, to immediately reject and disregard the RCDC’s proposal in its entirety.
“Allowing such divisive demands to persist will undermine the unity, peace, and integrity of the Garo Hills region and the State of Meghalaya as a whole. Our message remains firm and clear-No Regional Council, No Compromise, and No Surrender. The Garo Hills is A’chik land, and it shall remain A’chik land for all generations to come,” Momin asserted.
