Controversy Over Religious Quotas in Jammu Medical Admissions

Mehbooba Mufti, president of the Peoples Democratic Party, criticized demands for religious-based seat distribution in Jammu and Kashmir's medical admissions. She highlighted the negative impact on the state's social fabric and emphasized merit-based selections. Protests erupted over the college admitting a majority of Muslim students from Kashmir.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti criticized demands for distributing seats in Jammu's medical college based on religion, warning it could damage the state's social fabric.

Following the NEET merit-based admissions to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College, protests arose due to a large number of Muslim students from Kashmir being selected.

Mufti emphasized the importance of merit-based admissions and condemned the potential divisiveness of religious quotas, highlighting Jammu's tradition of communal harmony.