A federation of 25 Himas or Khasi kingdoms plan to revisit the 1948 agreements that made present-day Meghalaya a part of India.
The 25 states were ruled by a Syiem (king-like head of a Hima).
They aim to safeguard tribal customs and traditions from Central laws in force or the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
All 25 Khasi states had signed the Instrument of Accession and Annexed Agreement with the Dominion of India between December 15, 1947, and March 19, 1948.
But they have not signed the “Instrument of Merger” as done by all former Indian states.