Overview
- A newly formed Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti held a protest in Ramban and threatened a broader agitation if the MBBS list is not withdrawn.
- BJP leaders, led by Sunil Sharma, continue to push for reserving seats for Hindus and devotees after submitting a memorandum that the Lieutenant Governor accepted.
- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah insists admissions followed NEET merit and says any community preference would require minority status or a court-sanctioned change.
- National Conference leaders cite government grant-in-aid of ₹24 crore last year and ₹28 crore this year to argue the institution is not funded solely by shrine donations.
- JKBOPEE and legal experts maintain SMVDIME is not a notified minority institution and that all 50 seats were allotted through open-merit counselling.