Shillong: The Khasi Students' Union (KSU) warned the state government Wednesday it will invent its own protection mechanisms if the Inner Line Permit and the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act stay on ice. KSU leaders met Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma to present a 20-point charter of demands. Tensions are boiling over. The group refuses to wait any longer for the state to secure the region.
KSU president Raymond Kharjana told reporters the union is done with excuses. The state government claims the ILP proposal sits with the central government, but the KSU sees little progress after eight years of legislative inaction. The group explicitly demands the full operation of entry and exit checkpoints meant to track migrant influx.
The union also blasted proposals to turn facilitation centres into food courts. Kharjana stated, "We made our position clear. These facilitation centres were meant to serve as monitoring points under the MRSSA and should not be converted into food courts."
The KSU also targeted the Migrant Workers Act of 2020, calling for stricter verification rules. While the Chief Minister promised to address some demands in the coming weeks, the union remains skeptical of future talk. The KSU maintains that if the government fails to enforce the law, they will take matters into their own hands to protect indigenous interests.
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