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Karna not to discontinue midday meal scheme
Bangalore, July 15: Karnataka government today categorically declared that it would not discontinue the `aksharadasoha` midday meal scheme, launched in the state from July 01, in the wake of isolated incidents of suspected food poisoning.
Bangalore, July 15: Karnataka government today categorically declared that it would not discontinue the 'aksharadasoha' midday meal scheme, launched in the state from July 01, in the wake of isolated incidents of suspected food poisoning.
Minister for law and parliamentary affairs D B Chandregowda lashed out at the opposition for linking the death of a boy in a village in Kadur taluk of Chikmagalur
district during the first week of this month to the food poisoning, while answering a matter raised by K M Krishnamurthy (JDS) during zero hour.
Gowda denied that the boy died after eating food served in the school and maintained that the deceased had not attended the school and his brother who had the meal was hale and hearty according to information gathered by him during his visit to the school. "It is not fair to link the death to the midday meal scheme and criticise government on the basis of a death of child," Gowda said.
On the charge made by K M Krishnamurthy who blamed the quality of food for the boy's death, Gowda said the legislator was present when he visited the school and had only sought some compensation to the deceased's family, which the government obliged by paying Rs 25,000.
However, Krishnamurthy welcomed the scheme but alleged that government implemented it in haste without preparation. P G R Sindhya (JDU) said opposition parties were not opposing the scheme, but wanted government to "discover the politics behind it."
Bureau Report
Gowda denied that the boy died after eating food served in the school and maintained that the deceased had not attended the school and his brother who had the meal was hale and hearty according to information gathered by him during his visit to the school. "It is not fair to link the death to the midday meal scheme and criticise government on the basis of a death of child," Gowda said.
On the charge made by K M Krishnamurthy who blamed the quality of food for the boy's death, Gowda said the legislator was present when he visited the school and had only sought some compensation to the deceased's family, which the government obliged by paying Rs 25,000.
However, Krishnamurthy welcomed the scheme but alleged that government implemented it in haste without preparation. P G R Sindhya (JDU) said opposition parties were not opposing the scheme, but wanted government to "discover the politics behind it."
Bureau Report