A delegation of BJP legislators late Saturday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, seeking a review of the first admission list of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi district, after the 50-seat MBBS batch was found to comprise 42 students from the Muslim community.

The delegation, led by Leader of Opposition in the J&K Assembly, Sunil Sharma, met Lieutenant Governor and submitted a memorandum, seeking 'corrective action' and a review of the admission norms. Accompanying Sharma were MLAs Sham Lal Sharma, Surjit Singh Slathia, Devinder Kumar Manyal, and Ranbir Singh Pathania.

According to an India Today report, the dispute arose after the institute’s first MBBS seat-allocation list for the 2025–26 academic year showed 42 Muslim students ou

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