Shillong, Aug 17: The Hynñiewtrep Integrated Territorial Organisation (HITO) has sought the intervention of Meghalaya Governor CH Vijayashankar regarding the long-pending implementation of the Instrument of Accession and the Annexed Agreement that brought the Khasi states into the Union of India in 1948.
In an email to the Governor, HITO expressed its concerns that the commitments made in the two treaties, signed by C Rajagopalachari, Governor General of India, on August 17, 1948, remain unfulfilled. The agreement recognises the unique status and rights of the Khasi states.
The pressure group urged Vijayashankar to intervene with the Meghalaya government to respond and submit a comprehensive report to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the implementation of the national solemn commitments outlined in the agreements.
The organisation referred to the directives issued by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes in April 2012 and October/November 2014, which, it said, emphasise the necessity of incorporating the treaty agreements within the Constitution of India in a special article.
