Jammu : The Yuva Rajput Sabha (YRS) and other Hindu organisations on Thursday, November 13, protested the appointment of Muslims at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) Hospital, arguing that the institute should “prioritise hiring Hindus” since it is funded by Hindu devotees.

They demanded that the shrine-funded institution should hire Hindu medical and support staff to uphold the religious sentiments of devotees.

The issue was triggered after it was revealed that Muslims constituted 42 out of 50 students admitted to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in its first batch of MBBS (2025-26).

Denouncing the admissions as “religiously imbalanced,” Hindutva organisations such as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Rashtriya Bajrang Dal called

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