Archive · 28 Dec 2025
Protests Halted in Jammu and Kashmir
In Jammu and Kashmir, people are protesting because they think the list of students admitted to a medical college is unfair.
The protesters want more seats reserved for Hindu students, but the government says admissions are based on merit.
Meanwhile, some political leaders who support the students were put under house arrest to stop them from joining a protest.
The leaders say the government is not doing enough to fix the reservation issue, which affects how students get into colleges.
The government formed a committee to look into the problem, but the report is still waiting for approval.
Protesters in Jammu demanded the cancellation of the MBBS admission list to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, claiming it favors Muslim students from Kashmir.
Protesters clashed with police, shouted slogans, and burnt an effigy of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
Political leaders, including Mehbooba Mufti and Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, were placed under house arrest to prevent them from joining a student protest against the reservation policy.
The admission list for the medical college had 44 Muslim students from Kashmir and 6 Hindu students from Jammu.
The government formed a committee to address the reservation issue, but the report is awaiting approval from the lieutenant governor.
- Who
- Protesters, political leaders, and students in Jammu and Kashmir
- What
- Protests over medical college admissions and house arrests of political leaders
- When
- Saturday, December 27, 2025 (protests) and Sunday, December 28, 2025 (house arrests)
- Where
- Jammu and Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- Protesters object to the admission list favoring Muslim students and demand resolution of the reservation policy
Protesters
Government and Chief Minister
Admission to Medical College
Protesters
Protesters demand cancellation of the admission list, claiming it favors Muslim students from Kashmir and should reserve seats for Hindu students.
Government and Chief Minister
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah states admissions are based on merit and not religion, calling the protests baseless.
Reservation Policy
Protesters
Protesters and detained leaders allege the government has shown no intent to resolve the reservation issue, causing uncertainty among students.
Government and Chief Minister
The government formed a committee to address the issue, and the report is awaiting approval from the lieutenant governor.
- Protest Location
- Lok Bhavan, Jammu
- Protesters
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, BJP, RSS, Shiv Sena, Bajrang Dal, and other Hindutva organizations
- Admission List
- 44 Muslim students from Kashmir and 6 Hindu students from Jammu selected for the first MBBS batch
- Reservations
- 85% seats reserved for Jammu and Kashmir domiciles, 15% open nationally
- Detained Leaders
- Mehbooba Mufti, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Iltija Mufti, Waheed Para, Junaid Mattoo
- Committee Report
- Awaiting approval from the lieutenant governor
- Protest Against Reservation
- Planned at Gupkar Road, Srinagar
Sources
NC MP Mehdi claims armed police stationed outside his home on eve of protest over reservations
Student stir looming, spate of house detentions in Kashmir — from NC’s Ruhullah to PDP’s Para
J-K braces for students quota protest; Mehbooba Mufti, Aga Ruhullah and others placed under house arrest
Jammu: Protests over admission of Muslim students to Vaishno Devi medical college, LG’s effigy burnt
National Conference MP Among Leaders Under House Arrest Over Reservation Protest
Mehbooba Mufti, Ruhullah Mehdi Among Leaders Under House Arrest Over Students' Quota Protest
Reservation row: Student protest outside J&K CM’s residence thwarted, NC MP, opposition leaders put under ‘house arrest’
‘They want turmoil’: Farooq Abdullah defends leaders’ house arrest over students’ quota protest
Best example of communal harmony is Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba
House arrests, clampdown derail planned protest against J&K reservation policy
