‘If They Are Happy…’: Omar Abdullah On Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College Losing Recognition Amid Row

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday responded to Jammu’s Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College’s recognition being revoked by the National Medical Commission. Abdullah said that the whole college had been shut down in the name of religion. The college has been embroiled in a heated political controversy over its admission data. For the 2025-26 academic year, 42 of the 50 students in the inaugural batch were Muslims, and one was a Sikh.