'The Centre should consider creation of separate Garo and Khasi-Jaintia states in Meghalaya based on linguistic lines as envisaged in the States Reorganisation Act, 1956,' Clifford Marak, a Garo National Council MLA said.
The demonstration is being organised by the Garo Hills State Movement Committee, a conglomeration of various pressure groups and political groups.
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The GNC and the Hills State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) have been demanding separate states for the Garo and Khasi-Jaintia tribes respectively for over two decades.
In view of the agitation, security has been tightened to prevent any untoward incident in all the five districts, police said.
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