To make Khasi official language KAS urges CM Conrad Sangma

Shillong: The Khasi Writers Society (KAS) held a meeting with Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and urged him to make Khasi the official language of Meghalaya.

Currently, English is the official language of the state and Khasi and Garo are associate official languages ​​under the Meghalaya Language Act, 2005.
Speaking to mediapersons after the meeting, KAS President, DRL Nonglait said, “We have proposed to the government to make Khasi the official language of Meghalaya as till date Khasi is an associate official language. ”

“How can our mother tongue be a companion language? We have requested the Chief Minister to amend the Meghalaya Language Act 2005,” he added.
Nonglait also said that Garo could also be the second official language as there is nothing wrong with having two official languages.

The KAS president said that the Chief Minister has asked the concerned department to look into the details of the Acts and provisions made under the Constitution and report back to him.
KAS has requested Sangma to write a follow-up letter to the Union Home Minister urging him to introduce a bill in the next session of Parliament to include Khasi in the Eighth Schedule.