More than 30 Madrasas decline mid-day meals from ‘Hindu’ organisations in Ujjain

More than 30 madrasas have declined to accept the food that comes as mid-day meals from Hindu organisations
Parents of madrasa students have threatened madrasas that they would remove their children from the school if they continue to accept food from the present suppliers
Official administration denied the reports saying madrasa refused the meals as the students are used to a different variety of food

More than 30 Madrasas in Ujjain have declined to accept the food that comes as mid-day meals for the school students, alleging it was an attempt to spoil faith. Since 2010, Iskon Temple has been serving mid-day meals to schools in the city. However, the administrative wing of the Madrasas have declined to accept food from Iskon any longer, mentioned an ANI report on August 6.

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Midday Meal Scheme children at primary school, Image source: Wikimedia Commons

Parents of Muslim students claim that the trust used the food to school before offering it to Hindu Gods, which is unacceptable to some. After the tender of Iskon ended in July 2016, food suppliers BRK Foods and Ma Parvati Foods were enlisted to provide the mid-day meals but madrasas have refused to accept food from both of them. BRK provides mid-day meals to 315 schools, out of which 56 Madrasas have declined the offer.

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According to the ANI report, parents of madrasa students have threatened madrasas that they would remove their children from the school if they continue to accept food from the present suppliers. Parents have demanded that food should be cooked in the madrasas themselves rather than bringing it from outside.

However, the administrative wing of the Madrasas denied the reports saying that children in madrasa are used to different kind of meals. Due to the conflicting statements by some parents of the children studying in Madrasa and the administrative wing, the matter is now under examination.

– prepared by Akanksha Sharma of NewsGram. Twitter: Akanksha4117

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