The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti on Wednesday (November 26, 2025) held protests in Jammu’s Ramban district to press the administration of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in Katra, to reserve all the MBBS seats for Hindus.
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Meanwhile, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said merit and not religion should be the basis of admission in varsities.
“The Samiti, which has been formulated, held a protest in Ramban. This was after a particular community secured 42 MBBS seats, seven Hindus seven and one by a Sikh candidate at the varsity’s medical college. Money for varsity is donated by those affiliated to Sanathan Dharam and should benefit our own people,” Sangharsh Samiti Ramban president retired Subedar Major Surinder Singh Jamwal said.
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