JAMMU, Dec. 21 -- A delegation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Sangharsh Samiti led by its convener Col (retd) SS Mankotia met Union health minister JP Nadda in New Delhi on Friday and sought early resolution of row over admission to first batch of 50 students to MBBS course at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence.

Out of 50 students, 42 students belong to Muslim community, which has sparked a major controversy in Jammu.

Locals and various Hindu organisations are demanding cent percent reservation to Hindu candidates on the grounds that the medical college was made and being largely run out of donations of Hindu devotees at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.

"In connection with the ongoing public concern and stir regardi...