US EditionProtests Outside Lok Bhavan in Jammu, LG's Effigy Burnt over MBBS Admissions at Vaishno Devi Medical College
Protesters demand revocation of the inaugural 50-seat MBBS admission list citing lack of Hindu student reservations and concerns over religious sentiments.
- On Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, dozens of protesters gathered outside Lok Bhavan in Jammu and set ablaze an effigy of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, while police tried to push them back.
- The controversy began after admissions for the inaugural MBBS batch of 50 were completed through the NEET merit list last month, revealing 42 Muslim, seven Hindu, and one Sikh students.
- Blocking the main road, protesters snarled traffic for more than one-and-a-half hours outside Lok Bhavan, while police personnel pushed back demonstrators and JK BJP women activists, Arun Gupta, and Hindutva organisations joined the protest.
- Protesters demanded that the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board cancel the first admission list, and Mankotia warned the government to close the college if seats aren't reserved for Hindus.
- After the November memorandum was accepted by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dismissed protests as baseless, citing merit-based admissions under the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Act and noting the university is not a minority institution.
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Praveen Togadia warns of agitation if Hindu-only seats not ensured
Jammu: Former Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia on Saturday demanded that all 50 seats at the Vaishno Devi medical college in Jammu and Kashmir should be reserved for Hindus, and warned of an intensified agitation if it was not done. Togadia, who is the Jammu-based Rashtriya Bajrang Dal’s national president, said India will not tolerate the “use of donations made by Hindus for the education of Muslim doctors”. Talking to reporters on …
Protests outside Lok Bhavan in Jammu, LG's effigy burnt over MBBS admissions at Vaishno Devi Medical College
Jammu: Dozens of protesters gathered today outside Lok Bhavan and set ablaze an effigy of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, demanding revocation of the MBBS admission list of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute...
LG Manoj Sinha faces Jammu backlash over Muslim admissions at Vaishno Devi college
Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha faced one of the biggest protests yet in the BJP stronghold of Jammu against the admission of Muslim students in Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College, with "LG Go Back" slogans renting the air and his effigy going up in flames. Protests have been held in Jammu for weeks after it was found that 42 of the 50 students admitted to the first-year MBBS course at the medical college, which runs on government grants and dona…
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