The release of the first-ever MBBS selection list at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) has ignited a full-blown political-religious storm in Jammu.

With 42 out of 50 seats going to Muslim students, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has mounted an aggressive challenge to the recruitment process, accusing the institute of “betraying the spiritual identity” of the shrine-funded institution.

On Saturday, senior BJP legislators marched to Raj Bhavan to lodge a formal protest with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, demanding an immediate overhaul of admission rules.

Their memorandum seeks amendments to both the Shrine Board Act and the University Act, arguing that an institution built on the donations, devotion, and faith of Vaishno Devi pilgrims must uphold th

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