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JAMMU: Demanding grant of “minority institution” status to the newly established Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) to enable reservation of seats for Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir, the Rashtriya Bajrang Dal (RBD) on Wednesday protested here against the admission list, alleging that nearly 70 per cent of the seats had been allotted to students from Kashmir.

The RBD warned of protests in Katra if the administration, particularly the Lieutenant Governor, did not intervene immediately.

Officials, however, said admissions were made on merit as the institute has not been granted minority status and, therefore, no reservation criteria based on religion could be applied.

The SMVDIME has been sanctioned 50 MBBS seats this year. The medical college,

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