At the Beginning Happy Republic Day To You All. The Constitution of IndiaPreamble WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a ‘ASOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens :JUSTICE, Social, Economic and Political,LIBERTY of Thought, expression, belief, faith and worship,EQUALITY of Status and of opportunity, and to promote among them allFRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the ‘Unity and the Integrity of the Nation’ :IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this 26th Day of November, 1949 do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION. And 2 Months Later India celebrated the Independence day and this today the Sunday of the 26 January 2025 is the 75 th Anniversary.Till 2019, 3 days later there is the Beating of The Retreat when we heard the band playing Abide With Me, the Tune loved by Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest Satyagrahis the world had ever witness before.The Brief History, Rev C. F Andrew, a pastor in South Africa, studying the Mahatma his help to South African in their too their fight to remove the shackle of slavery from the British began to be close with Gandhi and he remained friend till the time India finally got its Independence on the 15th of August 1947.Rev Andrew gave Mahatma Gandhi the piece in the Bible “The Sermon In The Mount ‘one verse of which is” Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth” little did the Pastor know he gave Gandhi the Theory to all Christians but The Mahatma transformed Theory unto Practice. Till 2019 The Tune Abide with Me was Played in the Beating of the Retreat. And lest we forget to salute Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who at first was liked by Gandhi even invited him to be Member of the INC but Netaji in Berlin had the speech “Yes we need Non Violence in our fight to freedom, but it also need standby of our soldiers, arms and ammunition”. And for our people in Meghalaya, Dr Ambedkar being a Dalit had vision and Farsightedness to protect the Adivasis the Dalits and the Tribals who are always blessed with forests but also the minerals and Dr Ambedkar foresaw all these to have Para 10 Article 144 and Para XII Article 275 to protect them plus fiscal assistance too promised. But sad sad indeed in Assam, 13 months after the first Republic Day I. e on the 13 th April 1951, the Assam Governor declared the Assam Notification of creating North Cachar and Mikir Hills on North Cachar and Jaintia annexed to The British in 1835.The Governor brought the Mikirs lovingly coined Karbis from as far as the Kopili and the Yamuna and not our East or West Mikir Hills. In the Assembly of 1950 month of October, the Chief Minister of Assam Sri Vishnu Ram Medhi and the MLA of Jaintia of Independent India placed a Note of Dissent. But 1951 it was steamrolled.These informations in details are excerpts from the book you see along with the Constitution of India, compiled by Mr Markus Thaiang the title of the Book “The Cry of the people of Labang Nongphyllut, Nongphyllut Doloiship (Block I).Mr Markus Thaiang had fought for his Block 1 since 1951 when the Assam Police came to Labang Nongphyllut to arrest two youths namely U Pin Thaiang and U Trod Thaiang the two youths who protested against the creation of that new District.The two youths were taken to Nowgong Jail where they were beaten to death.On 13 th April 2001, Mr Thaiang compiled the book in loving memory of the above youths. Briefly from start the Mikirs inducted MLA Mr Larsing Khyriem to a committee on border but they were proved wrong as Mr Larsing knew more from customs and language that Jaintia and Karbi are different in toto.And thanks to Mr M Jahrin and Mr A Laloo the officers in Tribal Area District Council when DC Mr T Rymbai ordered the Karbis to return few lands belonging to Jaintia District. Then with our leaders since 1972 not having interest to serve the border, Mr Markus Thaiang around 5 years back managed to go to Dispur to get the 1957 Superseding letter that superseded the 1951 Assam Notification.Will this be the letter that could break the relationship of Mr Conrad Sangma and Mr Himanta Biswa, let us see. Why ‘let us see’ is the MoU 1 of Mr Conrad Sangma had sold off Maikhuli and Phillingkata to Assam.The Shillong Times 13 April 2019 Appendix A in its story about Maikhuli and Phillingkata writes that the Assam Police destroyed the schools and one graveyard (then under The Hon Supreme Court). Assam Police threatened to kidnap the 85(now 87 year old) and it built the Chief Minister’s residence and the building of The Assam State Transport Corporation on the Meghalaya side of the border. All the above take place on The Khana Para side of the border.It went on to write that pre 1947, the Mylliem Kingship did have dominion as far as Dispur, but the economic and infrastructure development of roads and Highways had blotted the line of the border.Names of the villages are very very vital in border settlement as Khana Para Jaintia name of the stories on hearts passed from one generation to the other for Dr B Pakem VC of NEHU told us Sajar Nangli on his march with his followers to Cambodia settled for a while at Khana Para. Dr Pakem added in Cambodia they number WI ar Le for 1, 2 and 3. And look wise the people of Cambodia look like Pnars.Look at Langpih of Rambrai Jyrngam, when CM of Assam and Meghalaya in the midst of Covid Peak, had a meeting in one house at Langpih, carrying the banner Lumpi. Lum is hillock and Pi in Maram is urine no difference from us Khasi and Pnar.But the MDC of Rambrai Jyrngam got to know about the hushed meeting, to barge unto the house to spoil the meeting. But you know few months later,.Mr Conrad Sangma got him to NPP.Mr Conrad Sangma longed to hand Langpih where Lang pertains to Phlang and in English is grass and Pih is Japih our Maram call Frogs.And in the middle of the Covid Peak at the Secreteriat, Conrad Sangma Having a failed meeting with HBS at Langpih opted for the head count Oh No No BJP electoral bond was then Rs 520, 000 Crores and Langpih in midst of of Covid Peak, so some threw a spanner unto the head count.Coming back to MoU 1, despite The Shillong Times Appendix A of 13 th 2019, and on that, I wrote on ST the Himalayan Blunder but in ST “What 50 years of Govt can’t do, I did it :Conrad Sangma” and all lovers of The Jaid Bynriew as of today more Merrier How Happy Are UDP from 4 to 11, Lion same 2 PDF 2 and and Casino Fearing RI Bhoi INC betrayed in 2018 not to blame Governor Sri Sagatha Roy or EC, in the name of the development Development Development ultimately that phrase of I your name uttered I. Mr so so all betrayed the Electorate 26 January 2025 is the 75 Republic Day with those Preamble.Walter Whitman 1819 1892 looking at the major portion of the history of the world so far Justice is in jeopardy and 1892 plus 8 1900. Plus 325 is 2025Health Care, Roads Infrastructure horrible, Shillong Umroi Airport got Rs 696 Crores on Cow Raksha and day 3 months ago any starting? Pollution Byrni hat Iron Smelting Plants one driver to industries told me yesterday of breathing problem.Lukha river is dead with 12 to 14 kg fishes floating dead and The DC warns villagers not to consume. Umngot Bangladesh 42 x3 MW of Dr Mukul Sangma met the protest from one Armchair environmentallist and ended in smoke.Dr Mukul Sangma then resorted to Le meaning 3 Shka confluence of rivers but Run of the River and with Climate Change, only June July delivers 216 MW.Cement Plants and Iron Smelting got to have own generator called Captive Power Plant by IEA Indian Electricity Act but 2001 to 2014 No NGT ban so why not employed2014 till date NGT ban so why not emulate High Level or buy from Jharkhand.And dear consumers the lower the voltage 180 v in place of 220 v meter runs faster and though cost only Rs 4.80 a unit, compared to Factories at Rs 8.70 you are still the loser.Walter Whitman 1819 1892 is right my friend.
By. Mr. W Passah
Ex HOD Electronics
St Edmunds college Shillong
Nongkrem 793015