Guwahati, April 16 -- The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) on Tuesday justified its entry into the office of NEIGRIHMS Director Prof. Nalin Mehta, stating that it would not have taken such action if the Meghalaya government had addressed growing concerns over the institute's recruitment process.

HYC president Roy Kupar Synrem told reporters that the organization had no choice but to intervene directly after Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma failed to take up the issue with central institutions operating in Meghalaya.

Synrem accused the state government of shirking its responsibilities, emphasizing that the Chief Minister only reacted after HYC members staged a protest in front of the NEIGRIHMS Director's administrative office. Following th...