Overview
- JKBOPEE’s first list for SMVDIME shows 42 Muslim students among 50 MBBS selections.
- A BJP delegation led by Sunil Sharma submitted a memorandum urging revocation of the list and rule changes, with calls to reserve seats for Hindus or admit only devotees.
- The Lieutenant Governor accepted the memorandum and said the matter is under examination.
- SMVDIME officials maintain the institute lacks minority status and cannot apply religion-based reservation, asserting all selections were merit-based through NEET.
- Protests by groups including Yuva Rajput Sabha, Rashtriya Bajrang Dal and Movement Kalki escalated at the campus, as NC, PDP and Peoples Conference condemned the BJP’s stance as communalising education.