TURA: The Association for Democracy and Empowerment (ADE), an organization in Garo Hills has expressed concern over denial of admission to students from Meghalaya in various medical colleges of Assam.
According to the association, the students who are state nominees through NEC quota and selected by the Under Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department have been denied admission by Assam medical colleges without citing any valid reasons by authorities.
“This step motherly treatment of the state’s students by the Assam Government will not be tolerated and we request the Meghalaya Government to take necessary steps to rectify the problem as soon as possible to ensure educational rights of our students,” the ADE stated.
The association made an appeal to governments of both Meghalaya and Assam to come up with a solution and make necessary arrangements to ensure that the affected students can continue their medical studies without hindrance.
