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SRINAGAR: Former J&K main curate and PDP Mehbooba Mufti connected Friday described the National Medical Commission’s bid withdrawing support to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) successful Reasi to tally an MBBS people arsenic 1 with far-reaching consequences, informing that it could embolden “communal forces” crossed the state to exclude Kashmiri Muslim students from acquisition institutions.Mehbooba besides questioned the relation of J&K’s elected govt, stating that conscionable hours earlier the NMC announced its decision, CM Omar Abdullah had publically said the aesculapian assemblage should beryllium shut. “Was determination immoderate knowing oregon treatment going connected that immoderate helium said happened? The main curate should person stood up against the determination to adjacent the college,” she said, addressing a presser astatine PDP headquarters.She alleged that the determination was taken solely nether unit to region Kashmiri Muslims from the aesculapian institution.
“The larger question is that Kashmiri Muslim students didn’t get abstraction successful their ain state. If this is their destiny successful J&K, however volition they beryllium treated successful different parts of the country?” she said.The NMC connected Tuesday withdrew its Letter of Permission to commencement the MBBS people astatine SMVDIME with 50 seats for the 2025-26 world year, citing large deficiencies successful module strength, objective worldly and infrastructure. It said students admitted during counselling would beryllium accommodated successful different govt aesculapian colleges.
Many governmental parties person questioned this, asking if the minimum standards were not met, however was the support granted conscionable 4 months ago, connected Sept 8, 2025?Omar had connected Thursday reacted strongly, saying radical crossed the state fought to get aesculapian colleges portion those successful Jammu were celebrating the shutting down of 1 aft protests connected spiritual lines. He said Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, which was moving SMVDIME, should beryllium asked wherefore the NMC withdrew permission.
“Who is the chancellor of the university? You should inquire him too,” helium told reporters.The chancellor of the assemblage is LG Manoj Sinha.The contention erupted successful Nov past twelvemonth aft 42 of the 50 seats went to Muslim students, mostly from Kashmir, portion lone 7 Hindu students from Jammu made the list.This led to protests by the Jammu-based Shri MataVaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, an umbrella radical of astir 60 spiritual and civilian nine groups, which argued that an instauration funded by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board should springiness penchant to Hindu students.BJP aboriginal backed the agitation, with enactment leaders making representations to LG Sinha, who heads the shrine board. They sought a reappraisal of the admittance policy, arguing that “faith” should beryllium the admittance criteria successful a assemblage tally connected the donation of Hindus.
