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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11 female passengers held for creating nuisance, disturbing commuters in Bengaluru metro
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Bengaluru (PTI): A group of eleven female passengers was booked for allegedly creating nuisance and disturbing other commuters inside the metro train by singing aloud, police said on Friday.
The incident occurred on the night of March 15 when they were travelling from Bengaluru International Exhibition Centres to KGWA (Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station) metro line, they said.
The group allegedly started singing loudly inside the coach, leading to objections from other commuters.
Later, at Peenya Industrial Area station, some passengers alighted and continued arguing on the platform, briefly preventing the train doors from closing, a senior police officer said.
Following the incident, security personnel intervened and brought the situation under control, he said.
The same group allegedly created nuisance at several stations. Metro security staff and home guards identified and detained those involved at different points, with support from Hoysala patrol teams, police said.
Based on a complaint by BMRCL Security Officer, a non-cognisable report was filed against these 11 female passengers, the officer said.
A non-cognisable report is filed when the offence is considered minor in nature.
However, they were let off after they apologised for their actions, police said.
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