People's Conference President and MLA Handwara, Sajad Gani Lone, on Sunday sharply criticised what he described as a dangerous attempt to “communalise medical sciences” in the controversy surrounding the admissions at the medical school under Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University.

“This is too much of a stretch. The BJP is now experimenting with the concept of communalising medical sciences,” Lone said, urging a return to constitutional values and academic fairness.

Highlighting that medical admissions follow a uniform national system, he said, “There is a proper admission test called NEET, and it is an All-India examination.”

Lone said, “The finest brains in the country sit for that exam. Those who get selected work hard to become doctors—and these doctors treat patients, perform surgeries

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