NESO Chairman Slams Centre's Delay in Granting Constitutional Recognition to Khasi Language

North East Students' Organisation (NESO) chairman Samuel Jyrwa has strongly criticized the Central government for its persistent failure to grant constitutional recognition to the Khasi language. The demand to include Khasi in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India has been pending since the 1980s, yet the government has not provided clear justification for its reluctance.

Jyrwa emphasized that the Khasi Authors' Society has fulfilled all required criteria for inclusion, making the continued delay unjustifiable. He characterized this prolonged inaction as deliberate marginalization of the Khasi community, describing it as "political injustice and a systematic effort to sideline us as a people."

While advocating for Khasi's recognition, Jyrwa also supported multilingual education, suggesting students learn languages of other communities within the state. He proposed that introducing basic language skills in Classes 1 and 2, including Hindi from mainland India, could foster unity and mutual respect among diverse communities.