KSP seek Meghalaya CM’s intervention to promote pilgrim tourism through Mawjymbuin cave

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJanuary 3, 2025

The Kutumba Surakshya Parishad (KSP) has sought the intervention of the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma for promoting pilgrim tourism through the Mawjymbuin Cave, located at Mawsynram in East Khasi Hills.

In a letter to Sangma on Friday, the KSP said, “So we believe that our involvement towards the Mawjymbuin Cave issue is constitutional sincerely justified and therefore we are here

Therefore, this is our utmost request to you and your good office kindly to take the needful action so that every single person enjoys their constitutional fundamental rights and joyfully perform their duties here. We have faith on your visionary leadership and looking forward to settle the issue here.”

“We basically want the Mawjymbuin Cave Shivling to be opened for all the devotees/pilgrims/tourists. We strongly believe that this would further increase the state revenue in Pilgrim Tourism sector. You definitely can define some rules for the same to perform worship or offer prayer in front of the Shivling,” it stated.

The KSP also added, “We suggest you to put restrictions on lightering Dies, Dhup etc inside the cave for the sake of its natural and environmental significances. We also suggest you to put restrictions on putting any kind of flower, fruits etc on the Shivling considering the environmental circumstances. We suggest you to depute some person to collect the Fruits and other things outside the cave so that those can be distributed among the local poor and needy people.”

“If you and your associates seek our involvement, then we will be pleased and honoured to help you towards making the cave even more significant in the National Context without hurting any other belief and practices of the state and stakeholders concerned. We sincerely love the beauty and feel the pride for the age old indigenous cultural heritage of Meghalaya. Looking forward to you get your support and cooperation for the greater interest of the Nation and to uphold the constitutional value of it,” it further stated.

The KSP said that it has been working towards the strengthening the national integrity and social harmony the nation. 

“We have been performing our duties as per the provisions provided to us under the Article 51 (A) of the Constitution of India.

Therefore, we are into this Mawjymbuin Cave issue further, we are approached by the organization called Seng Khasi Hima Mawsynram (Meghalaya) and Meghalaya Indigenous Minorities Tribal Forum (MIMTF) Representatives from Seng Khasi Hima Mawsynram personally visited our Head office at Chanakyapeeth, Tatimara, Chandrapur, Guwahati (Assam) to get our support towards getting their constitutional Rights to Worship back in the Mawjembuin Cave Shivling whereas we had telephonic conversation with the members of MIMTF,” it said while adding “Please be assured that there is no any individual or self-motivated interest of Kutumba Surakshya Parishad in this case.”

“Being a pride citizen of India this is our fundamental duty to protect our fundamental rights anywhere in the country. Right to Worship, Right to Live, Right to Express (Freedom of Expression), Right to Movement etc. are belongs to our constitutional Fundamental Rights and every citizen of this country will have to get it everywhere in India. No one can ban anything to anyone here excluding the activities which are not healthy as a whole for the Nation Further, every citizen of this country he may be of any caste, community or religion has the constitutional Fundamental Duties to perform for the sake of the Nation as mentioned in the Article 51 (A) of the Constitution of India. One person may not abide by the fundamental duties, but, if someone intends to perform those the person must be appreciated and acknowledged,” it further asserted.