West Bengal: Dead lizard & rat found in mid-day meal in Malda, locals create ruckus; see pics

Locals created ruckus after rat and lizard were found in mid-day meal in a school in Malda, ANI reported.

This comes, days after, the West Bengal government decided to introduce chicken and seasonal fruits in mid-day meals for a four month period from January. The decision had led to a political slug-fest as BJP had alleged that the ruling TMC government launched the initiative eying upcoming Panchayat Polls in state.

Locals created ruckus after rat and lizard were found in mid-day meal in a school in Malda. | ANI

Locals outside the school in Malda where dead rat and lizard were found in mid-day meal. | ANI

Locals created ruckus after dead lizard was found in mid-day meal in a school in Malda | ANI

Locals created ruckus after rat and lizard were found in mid-day meal in a school in Malda | ANI

Nitin Singhania, DM Malda, while speaking to news agency ANI, said, "The case of dead lizard and rat found in mid-day meal has come to our notice. Strict action being taken against those who are responsible for it."

A local named Afsar said that the quality of the mid-day meal provided in the school is terrible. "Students have been complaining about it since a long time. Today we have caught them red-handed," he added.

A local named Afsar said that the quality of the mid-day meal provided in the school is terrible. | ANI

Mid-day meal hits headlines from various school for food poisoning and substandard quality issues. in November, last year, at least 25 children studying in a government school in Andhra Pradesh's Sri Sathya Sai district were taken ill after having food supplied by school authorities under the Mid-Day Meal scheme. The incident occurred in a municipal primary school in Kadiri.

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