Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has raised severe allegations in opposition to the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), claiming that the establishment was based utilizing funds from sources related to the fear group Al Qaeda. He has known as on the Sanatani neighborhood in Assam to abstain from enrolling within the college.
The controversy deepened after the arrest of a Guwahati-based lady linked to USTM, who was discovered utilizing cast diplomatic plates on her car. The college allegedly tried to erase its connection to the girl by deleting her particulars from its web site.
Sarma has beforehand accused USTM’s chancellor, Mahbabul Hoque, of orchestrating a ‘flood jihad’ in opposition to Guwahati. The Chief Minister reiterated his claims that Hoque’s establishments are embroiled in fraudulent actions and warned that levels from USTM is perhaps rendered invalid.