SRINAGAR:National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday said the fringe elements in Jammu had fallen to such a level in their hate for minorities that they “forced the closure” of an educational institution.
The remark comes days after the National Medical Commission’s ‘abrupt’ decision to withdraw its letter of permission to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra.
“There is a vocal minority (among Hindus) in Jammu who had fallen to such levels that they forced closure of medical college because the majority of candidates who got admission were non-Hindus,” Mehdi told reporters in the Kangan area of Ganderbal district.