Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council to table the controversial Khasi Lineage Bill
First Published: 10th October, 2018 17:48 IST
The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council will soon table the Khasi Social Custom of Lineage (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to strip the Schedule Tribe status of Khasi women who marries
The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council will soon table the Khasi Social Custom of Lineage (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to strip the Schedule Tribe status of Khasi women who marries non-Khasi men and their offspring’s, in its upcoming special session after the Consultative Committee submitted its report to the Council.
The report and recommendations of the 17-member Consulative Committee on the Lineage Act was handed over by its chairman Manstudy Nongrem to the KHADC chief HS Shylla.
Speaking to newsperson, Shylla said, that they have received the report of the committee and the executive committee will accordingly study and examine the report before tabling the amendment Bill in the House in a special session that will be convened by Oct 15 likely for passing the amendment.
Stating that the first (amendment) Bill, which had wrongly inserted the appointment and powers of a Clan elder, has been done away with because the Council has decided to come up with a separate Khasi Clan Bill.
Shylla added that the second (amendment) Bill will be made as the first Bill which seeks to restrict mixed marriage among the Khasi women.
He maintained that the Bill is not a new legislation but is a codification of the customary practices of the Khasi indigenous society and also informed that a tribunal headed by an advocate, with 7 years of experience, would also be set up for addressing any problems related to the Bill.
Asked about the inclusion of the third gender, the KHADC chief said that the idea of a third gender in the Khasi custom does not exist and the Bill is totally based on the Khasi custom and practices.
Meanwhile, the Consulative Committee has submitted a seven-point recommendations which are viewed as of great importance as linkages to the draft amendment Bill.
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma inspects installation of waste segregation machine in Tura
06th May 2024Live Rain, haistorm in Meghalaya: CM Conrad instructs DDMAs to distribute urgent relief materials
06th May 2024Live Heavy rain and hailstorm batter Manipur: over 15000 houses damaged, govt provides relief materials
06th May 2024Live Watch | Team India’s T20 World Cup jersey unveiled in magnificent style in Dharamsala
06th May 2024WE RECOMMEND
949 people in 29 villages of Meghalaya affected by rains and storms: MDMA
Eastern West Khasi Hills has been the worst hit with 413 people in 14 villages being affected, 69 houses and 2 schools damaged and 50 hectares of crop destroyed.
06th May 2024Tragic: 2 students suicide cases in a day reported from Assam and Meghalaya
In one case, a student was found hanging in the Shillong Polytechnic women's hostel, in the other case, an NIT Silchar student died by hanging himself
06th May 2024Meghalaya: Power situation is comfortable, says MeECL Chairman
The MeECL CMD stated that rainfall is expected after the first week of June and that generation has been planned accordingly.
04th May 2024Shillong water crisis: Meghalaya CM treks for an hour to Um Jasai catchment area, takes stock of water situation
CM Conrad Sangma has urged people not to waste water and avoid economic activities near springs and catchment areas
04th May 2024Meghalaya staring at a water crisis, some regions go dry, Minister expresses concern
Most of the sources of Jal Jeevan Mission have dried up due to the depletion in the water level in the main reservoirs.
04th May 2024