SHILLONG: The Seng Khasi Kmie on Saturday said that it was neither consulted nor privy to the Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, Second Amendment Bill, 2018, which had been submitted to Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad.
The Seng Khasi Kmie said that during the drafting of the Principal Act, Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997, the Seng Khasi was privileged to have been part and parcel in offering its views and opinions for the realisation of the Act.
“The Seng Khasi Kmie, therefore, leaves this Amendment Bill to the decision of the state government and expresses its readiness and willingness to provide suggestions as and when the government requests for the same”, the statement said.
