Srinagar, Jan 8, KNT: Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary (Organisation) Ashok Koul on Thursday said that separating Jammu from Kashmir is not the ideology of the BJP, asserting that such a view may belong to an individual and not to the party.
Talking to reporters in Srinagar, Koul said the BJP stands for unity and integration and does not subscribe to any ideology that promotes division between regions. “It is not the ideology of the BJP. If someone speaks in that manner, it may be an individual’s view, not the party’s,” he said.
Commenting on the derecognition of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College, Koul said the institution lacked adequate infrastructure and was not fit for medical students in its present form. He said the National Medical Commission had inspected the college and found several irregularities.
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Koul claimed that when recognition was initially granted to the medical college, the inspecting body might have been misled by claims of high-standard infrastructure. “The NMC inspection revealed that the infrastructure was not up to the required standards. A medical college must meet strict norms, and unfortunately this one did not,” he said.
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He said regulatory bodies are duty-bound to ensure quality medical education and patient safety, and any compromise on standards cannot be allowed. Koul added that corrective measures are necessary before such institutions can function effectively.
The BJP leader said the issue should not be politicized and must be viewed in the larger interest of students, healthcare services, and medical education standards. [KNT]
