They also sought the immediate withdrawal of a June 11 KHADC notification fixing land ceilings on Raid land. Blah said the traditional bodies were left with no choice but to approach the constitutional head of the state after the bill was forwarded for gubernatorial assent. The provision mandates prior consultation with the Dorbar Shnong, Dorbar Raid and Dorbar Hima before any ceiling is fixed on the settlement, allotment or setting apart of Raid land. The traditional bodies have already submitted separate memoranda to Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong. While the KHADC has pushed the amendment as a step towards streamlined land administration, the traditional heads have framed it as an assault on the very foundations of Khasi customary authority.