DyCM Dr. G Parameshwara says Indira Canteen food samples will be sent for lab testing every week
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday rubbished reports which claimed that food being served in Indira canteen is ‘poisonous’.
“Have asked the commissioner to submit a report to me, taking samples from all 198 wards to get it examined from the lab. Some reports said it (food served in Indira Canteen) is poisonous, it cannot be poisonous. We cannot be feeding poisonous food to people” he said.
Parameshwara’s remarks came after reports surfaced that the food being served in Indira Canteen is ‘unfit for human consumption’.
Parameshwara further added that samples will be collected every week and will be sent to laboratory for testing to clear the doubts and confusions of common people.
“We have already sent 33 samples, soon as the reports will come, it will eliminate confusion and doubts regarding the quality of food” Parameshwara said.
He said that in some canteens there was a strict warning to maintain cleanliness without cleanliness.
Indira Canteen is a food subsidization programme being operated by the government of Karnataka. The programme was aunched in August 2017 to provide meals at subsidized rates.
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School headmaster arrested for beating student
Sultanpur (UP) (PTI): Police arrested a primary school headmaster on Saturday for allegedly beating a Class 1 student with a stick.
The incident took place on Friday at a primary school in Tikaria Pure Hela village under the Kudwar police station area in Sultanpur, police said.
The victim, identified as Shivansh, is a Class 1 student at the school.
According to the student, a dispute arose between him and his classmate Saurabh.
As the argument escalated, Saurabh called his mother to the school. Based on her complaint, the headmaster allegedly beat Shivansh with a stick in the afternoon, the student said.
Shivansh's father, Vikas Sharma, resides in Lucknow, and the child is currently living with his maternal grandparents in Tikaria village for his studies.
Circle Officer (City) Saurabh Samant said police registered a case against the accused headmaster following a complaint. "A case was lodged, and the accused has been arrested. Further legal proceedings are underway," he said.
