Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha has accepted a memorandum of the BJP seeking to scrap the MBBS admission list, which has maximum Muslim qualifiers, and reserve all the seats for Hindus at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra. The move has evoked sharp reactions from J&K parties, including the ruling National Conference (NC).
A five-member BJP delegation, headed by senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma, who is also the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly, met Mr. Sinha at the Raj Bhavan in Jammu on Saturday evening. The delegation sought Mr. Sinha’s intervention to amend the rules of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and reserve the seats in the university for only Hindus.
“Most students in the admission list are from one particular community this year. We protested against it. The varsity is a religious institution and people have faith and beliefs attached to it. Every devotee donates to this religious institution with a wish to see the promotion of their faith. However, the Board as well as the varsity have not considered the faith. We made it clear to the L-G that only those who have faith in Mata Vaishno Devi should get admission,” Mr. Sharma said.
