J&K CM assures relief to 50 MBBS students after NMC withdraws permission

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir main curate Omar Abdullah connected Thursday assured that the archetypal batch of 50 students selected for admittance to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) successful Reasi would not beryllium allowed to endure due to the fact that of NMC’s withdrawal of support to tally the MBBS course.

The authorities would accommodate the students successful different institutions done supernumerary seats, helium said.“We volition set them by creating supernumerary seats successful colleges adjacent to their homes truthful that their acquisition does not suffer,” the CM told media persons connected the sidelines of a relation successful Jammu. It was the govt’s work to accommodate the students, helium said, adding that this was not a hard task and had been “discussed thoroughly”.Supernumerary seats are further seats created implicit and supra the approved intake successful an acquisition institute.Omar has been captious of the agitation spearheaded by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti against 42 Muslim students, mostly from Kashmir, being granted admittance to the Jammu-based aesculapian institute funded by Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, arsenic against lone 7 Hindus. He reiterated that the students got admittance connected merit arsenic the selections were based connected NEET scores.

The NMC bid connected withdrawal of support cited SMVDIME’s non-adherence to minimum standards arsenic the reason. In a notation to that, Omar said accountability indispensable beryllium fixed if standards were not maintained astatine the aesculapian institute. “We volition accommodate these 50 students, but idiosyncratic indispensable reply for the harm done to students’ futures,” helium said.Responding to questions connected inspections by NMC and the aesculapian college’s non-compliance with norms, helium said: “You should question the assemblage and its office-bearers from apical to bottommost — why, aft gathering a aesculapian college, did it neglect to walk inspection?”The CM besides interacted with the J&K Under-16 cricket squad that clinched the Vijay Merchant Trophy (Plate Group) for the archetypal time. Congratulating the squad connected their singular feat, helium said, “Your triumph reflects not conscionable talent, but teamwork, subject and dedication. You person made the full J&K proud.”Omar presented an appreciation trophy to the victorious team, led by Smagey Khajuria. J&K defeated Mizoram by an innings and 182 runs to assistance the trophy successful Surat connected Jan 6.