Shillong, March 23 -- The Khasi Students' Union (KSU) has slammed Meghalaya's political leaders for failing to 'adequately protect the interests of the Khasi indigenous community', asserting that this leadership vacuum has compelled the union to champion these rights since 1979.

Speaking at a gathering during the KSU NEIAH fresher's meet and felicitation ceremony for BHMS and BAMS graduates from the North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH) on Saturday, KSU general secretary Donald V Thabah emphasized the union's longstanding role in defending indigenous rights, including land protection, community safety, and safeguarding the state's demographic integrity.

Thabah highlighted the KSU's active involvement in combating ill...