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Workers seek CID probe into Kalaburagi school food poisoning incidents
The Karnataka State Government Hostel and Residential Schools Contract Workers’ Association has sought a Criminal Investigation Department probe into incidents in which students fell ill after eating food at Morarji Desai Residential…
The Story in Brief
The Karnataka State Government Hostel and Residential Schools Contract Workers’ Association has sought a Criminal Investigation Department probe into incidents in which students fell ill after eating food at Morarji Desai Residential Schools in Dandoti and Karajagi, Kalaburagi district. Association president Bheemshetty Yempalli said suspending principals, wardens and kitchen staff could close the case without identifying the wider causes. He alleged administrative lapses, corruption and irregularities in outsourcing and kitchen staff recruitment. The association plans an indefinite protest outside the Kalaburagi Zilla Panchayat office from August 11. It has also demanded disciplinary action against officials found responsible.
The Indian Opinion
The association’s allegations deserve a fair examination, but a demand for a CID probe is not proof of corruption or deliberate shielding. Suspensions may address immediate responsibility, while a proper inquiry must establish what students ate, how food was prepared and whether rules were breached. The useful test is whether the government publishes findings that identify the cause and fixes the same failures across residential schools. Will it?
Source: thehindu.com
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