Shillong, Feb. 18 -- Traditional leaders of the Dorbar Khat-ar Raid in Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya have called upon the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) to urgently amend the KHAD (Nomination, Succession, and Election of Syiem, Deputy Syiem, Lyngskor, Bakhraw, Sordar Shnat Raid, Longsan Mansan Shnat Raid, Rangbah Shnong or Sordar Shnong and Administration of Khyrim Syiemship) Act 2024.

The leaders, comprising Syiem, Lyngdoh, and Basans K-Ar Raid Saw Ksing Saw Lama, Sarikrai under Hima Khyrim, expressed concerns that they were excluded from the enactment process without being consulted or represented.

They alleged that any recommendations or suggestions made were partial and did not accurately reflect the prevailing traditional cus...