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J&K CM to Find Room for 50 MBBS Students Left High and Dry by Vaishno Devi College
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah mandates supernumerary seats for 50 MBBS students after the National Medical Commission withdrew the college’s permission due to standards non-compliance.
- On Thursday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordered the administration to admit MBBS students affected by the NMC decision and create supernumerary seats to protect their education.
- The National Medical Commission's Medical Assessment and Rating Board recently withdrew Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence's Letter of Permission after a surprise inspection cited deficiencies, while protests began on November 22 by BJP and allied Hindu groups.
- Published admission figures show 44 Muslim students and six Hindu candidates, with reports indicating only three Hindu students who joined the college's first MBBS batch.
- Calling for institutional scrutiny, Omar Abdullah demanded accountability from SMVDIME office bearers and urged questions to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University leaders including Chancellor Manoj Sinha.
- Celebratory scenes followed the regulator's action in parts of Jammu, with protests led by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti and nearly 60 pro-RSS and pro-BJP organisations, while critics accused the BJP-led administration of targeting Muslim students.
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Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that the recent actions of the Hindu groups have negated the decision of the people in the “Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir” to reject the two-nation theory of Mohammad Ali Jinnah by joining Mahatma Gandhi’s secular India. Addressing a press conference here, Mehbooba Mufti said the leadership of J&K joined the secular India represented…
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