MT Desk: The Congress has denounced the Modi government for “communalisation of education” in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir following the withdrawal of permission for MBBS course at Vaishno Devi Medical College in Reasi district of the territory.

According to Kashmir Media Service, Congress general secretary in-charge of occupied Jammu and Kashmir Syed Naseer Hussain addressing a press conference in New Delhi said: “Admissions to students at the Vaishno Devi Medical College were done based on NEET. The number of Muslim students in the final admission list was higher in the admission list; 42 out of 50 students were Muslim. This happened because the Muslim community has a larger population in that area. During counselling, most children chose colleges in their own area so they could stay close to home,”

“In such a situation, the question arises — wasn’t a proper inspection done before granting a license to this college? Weren’t all the rules followed before granting the license? Let us tell you that there are many such examples in Hindustan, where a large number of children from other communities also study in Muslim or Christian colleges,” he said.

Posing questions to the government, Naseer Hussain asked why a sudden inspection was conducted at Vaishno Devi Medical College, who complained about it and whether action was taken against the college due to the pressure being issued in the public domain.

“Were the circumstances so serious that the entire medical college had to be shut down. Was no information taken about the examination system? In September 2025, permission was granted to the medical college for the MBBS course, so was no inspection related to infrastructure conducted before that?” he said.

Raising the demands of the Congress, Naseer Hussain called for the reopening of the medical college after taking corrective measures.