Rally for inclusion of Khasi language in 8th Schedule of the

Thousands of people took to the streets here Saturday demanding the inclusion of the Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

The rally came a day after the Meghalaya cabinet approved a proposal to pass an official resolution in the on-going Assembly session to seek inclusion of the language in the Schedule of official languages and the same will be forwarded to the Home Ministry for consideration.

Organised by the Khasi Authors Society (KAS) and backed by social organisations, the rally also saw participation of political leaders from the state and representatives of the local parties.

KAS president DRL Nonglait informed the gathering that there are over 14 lakh people (1.4 million) speaking Khasi according to the Census 2011 while only 4 lakh is the criteria for a language to be spoken to be included in the schedule of official languages.