Overview
- The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti mobilized protesters outside Jammu’s Lok Bhawan to oppose the MBBS admission list.
- The first 50-student MBBS batch was reported as 42 Muslim, seven Hindu and one Sikh, with selections made through NEET.
- Protest leaders demanded revoking the list, shifting Muslim students or reserving seats for Hindus, and some called for shutting the Katra college.
- JK BJP women activists and local trade leaders, including the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, joined the demonstration.
- Police tried to push back the crowd as a scuffle broke out and traffic was disrupted, while the National Medical Commission has rejected putting 100% seats under the MCC All India Quota.