Guwahati, March 5 -- The Hynniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organization (HITO),a pressure group in Meghalaya, on Tuesday urged DGP Idashisha Nongrang to take action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

In a letter to the DGP, HITO president Donbok Dkhar criticized Sarma for alleging that the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) issued fake degrees and certificates, including PhDs, without conducting proper examinations.

Dkhar argued that these false allegations unfairly harmed the reputation of a state university that has contributed significantly to education, including the establishment of Meghalaya's first State Medical College.

Dkhar pointed out that the Meghalaya government had promptly refuted thes...