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Separate meals for Hindu and Muslim students in Bengal school spark row
A government-run primary school in West Bengal has come under scrutiny after it was found that separate midday meals were being cooked and served to students of different incident, which has sparked widespread outrage, has been happening at Kishoriganj Manmohanpur Primary School in the Nadan Ghat area of Purba Bardhaman practice of serving separate meals to students of different religions has been going on for several years. While Hindu students are served food cooked by a Hindu cook, Muslim students are served meals prepared by a person of their
Separate sets of plates, bowls, spoons, as well as different gas stoves and ovens, are used for the two the students attend classes together and sit on the same benches. The segregation happens only during the distribution of midday that the practice has been happening for years, the headmaster of the school expressed his helplessness."I also don't want this issue. It has doubled our expenditure. I want to improve the school further. I want to feed the children well. But I have nothing to do here. I have no authority to change the existing practice," he told India incident has drawn criticism from various quarters. The locals said this discrimination has been happening in the educational institution itself for several years.(With inputs from Sujata Mehera from Purba Bardhaman)- EndsTune InMust Watch
