Jammu, Nov. 16 -- The leader of opposition in J&K legislative assembly, Sunil Sharma, on Saturday, endorsed reservation to candidates from Hindu community into MBBS course in Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, which has been set up and being run on donations of Hindu pilgrims. Talking to reporters in Katra, Sharma said, "we have taken up the issue with LG and Centre". The admission to 42 students of a particular community in the maiden batch out of a total of 50 students has sparked a major controversy across Jammu region with several Hindu organisations demanding 90 per cent reservation to the candidates from the Hindu community. "We have already talked to the LG and Centre apprising them that sentiments of devotees of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi have been hurt. The cave shrine gets 87% donations from devotees across the country and 13%from devotees in J&K," he added.htc...