Medical aspirants have started a social media campaign against over 50 per cent reservation in the admission process. With hashtags #murderofmerit and #doctoryoudeserve, medical aspirants and their parents are standing strong against the newly introduced Maratha and EWS (Economically Weaker Section) reservation policies, while post graduation (PG) admissions remain on hold.

Angry students also held a protest at J J Hospital on Friday. Due to additional 26 per cent reservation – 16 per cent for Maratha and 10 per cent for EWS – there are only 22 seats for open category students in government colleges across Maharashtra for PG in surgery. The situation is worse in other branches of specialisation such as 16 for gynaecology, 11 for dentistry, 8 for radiology, 7 for Ophthalmology and 3 each for dermatology and psychiatry.