Sangharsh Samiti to start protest demonstrations from Nov 29

The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti has drawn up a plan to intensify its peaceful movement regarding the admission row at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME).

The strategy was finalised during a meeting held on Thursday, which was chaired by the Samiti’s convenor Col Sukhbir Singh Mankotia.

It was unanimously decided that on Saturday, November 29, the Samiti and its associated organisations will hold a massive protest at Raghunath Chowk, Jammu. Before the protest, the convenor and office-bearers of the supporting organisations will seek the blessings of Bhagwan Raghunath and formally announce the onset of the movement.

In the meeting, six additional teams were constituted to allocate responsibilities for different tasks. Besides the legal team and drafting team, other teams formed will coordinate outreach to religious leaders and saints, political parties and their leadership, business organisations, educational institutions, students and women.

The legal team, includes advocates Deepak Sharma, Rohan Nanda, Abhinav Sharma, Pranav Kohli and Inderjeet.

The team responsible for contacting religious leaders and saints includes Abhishek Gupta, Sushant and Khetarpal. The team assigned to reach out to political parties comprises Purushottam Dadhichi, Neeraj Anand and Col Mankotia.

The team coordination with business organisations includes Arun Gupta, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Deepak Gupta, president of Warehouse Traders Association. The team formed to involve educational institutions, students, and women in the movement includes Shilpi Verma, Preeti Chaudhary and Akshi Baloria.