Guwahati, March 4 -- Meghalaya Opposition leader, Ronnie V Lyngdoh, has raised concerns over what he deems as a concerted effort to divide the tribal population along religious lines, citing recent events in neighbouring Assam.

Lyngdoh, in a statement, condemned Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks alleging Christian missionaries' involvement in conversion activities.

Lyngdoh accused Sarma of propagating hatred and undermining constitutional rights to religious freedom.

Drawing from his own educational experience at St Anthony's High School, where students from diverse religious backgrounds coexisted harmoniously, Lyngdoh SAID that accusations of forced conversion are unfounded.

He criticized the alleged targeting of spe...