Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha faced one of the biggest protests yet in the BJP stronghold of Jammu against the admission of Muslim students in Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College, with "LG Go Back" slogans renting the air and his effigy going up in flames. ADVERTISEMENTSinha heads the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, which runs the eponymous university along with the medical college. Sinha on Saturday addressed the 11th convocation ceremony of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra, around 50km from Jammu. While the ceremony was underway, hundreds of protesters, under the banner of the newly formed Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti, marched towards the Lok Bhavan in Jammu, raising anti-LG slogans. “We will go against (the LG) if it is involved in wrongdoing.”A protester said they would prefer the medical college to be shut down or relocated, calling Muslim admissions an affront to his religion.

Source: The Telegraph December 28, 2025 03:09 UTC