Jammu, Nov. 24 -- Banihal, Nov 24 (KNS ; National Conference leader and MLA Banihal, Sajjad Shaheen, has issued a sharp and unequivocal condemnation of the objections raised by BJP legislators in Jammu regarding the admission of Muslim students to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME). Calling the move "blatantly communal, legally untenable, and a calculated attempt to disturb peace in Jammu & Kashmir,"

According to a press release issued ,Shaheen said the BJP has once again exposed its divisive agenda at the cost of the region's fragile harmony.

Shaheen stated that SMVDIME is not a minority institution, and therefore cannot, under any law or constitutional provision, implement religion-based reservation o...