R-Day feast served to school children on scraps of paper in Madhya Pradesh; govt orders action

Students at a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Maihar district were served Republic Day mid-day meal on scraps of waste paper and torn pages from old notebooks, sparking outrage. The District Project Coordinator, Vishnu Tripathi, has initiated an investigation and proposed disciplinary action against the principal and a contract employee for negligence. The incident drew criticism from the Opposition Congress party, with former Women's Commission member Sangeeta Sharma condemning the government's handling of the situation.