India, Jan. 7 -- Amid protests against allotment of MBBS seats mostly to Muslim students at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, the National Medical Commission has withdrawn permission to the college citing "gross deficiencies" in infrastructure among reasons.

The move comes after almost two months of full-blown controversy, which started in November.

In first batch of MBBS students at the college in Katra town, 42 of the 50 students admitted were Muslims, and this division of seats sparked outrage among some groups claiming to represent interests of Hindus, who are a minority in the UT.

The college had been sanctioned the 50 MBBS seats in September last year.

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