{"id":29503,"date":"2026-09-03T01:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T01:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=29503"},"modified":"2026-09-03T01:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T01:51:37","slug":"mehbooba-backs-gmc-bemina-medicos-stipend-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/mehbooba-backs-gmc-bemina-medicos-stipend-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mehbooba Backs GMC Bemina medicos\u2019 stipend protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Srinagar, Sep 02:\u00a0<\/strong>Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday extended support to medical students of Government Medical College (GMC) Bemina, Srinagar, who staged a midnight protest demanding a hike in their stipend.<\/p>\n<p>A late-night candlelight vigil was also organised by the protesting students as they sought a rightful stipend of up to Rs 30,000.<\/p>\n<p>Mehbooba said the students and future doctors had been \u201cforced onto the streets\u201d to demand what they rightfully deserved, while highlighting their long working hours and contribution to the healthcare system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the young doctors who work 36-hour shifts, including nights, caring for patients while the rest of us sleep. They are the backbone of our healthcare system yet they have to protest for what they rightfully deserve,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said the issue was not merely about a stipend but about \u201cdignity, justice and respect\u201d for those working in hospitals. \u201cI appeal to the CM: meet the students tomorrow and resolve this within a week. If their voices continue to be ignored, we will stand with them on the streets,\u201d Mehbooba said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPay our doctors what they deserve. They should not have to beg for dignity,\u201d she added<strong>\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Sep 02:\u00a0Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday extended support to medical students of Government Medical College (GMC) Bemina, Srinagar, who staged a midnight protest demanding a hike in their stipend. A late-night candlelight vigil was also organised by the protesting students as they sought a rightful stipend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29503"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29505,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29503\/revisions\/29505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}