Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, earlier this week, said in the state assembly that the state government has been urging the Central government for the inclusion of Khasi and Garo languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution since 2019.Sangma said that he has personally penned eight letters to the Center between 2019 and 2023 to advocate for the inclusion of these two languages, however, the Center has yet to provide clarification on the delay.The Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, during its initial term, took a resolute step on this matter in December 2018. Despite being principal languages spoken in Christian-dominated Meghalaya, both Khasi and Garo languages are among the 38 languages pending inclusion with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), with English serving as the state's official language.In addition, Karbi, spoken in Assam; Kokborok, spoken in Tripura; Lepcha, spoken in Sikkim; and Mizo language, predominantly spoken in Mizoram, are among the other northeastern languages awaiting inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.