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Patna: A total of 30 female students of Ambedkar Hostel in Ara city of Bihar fell ill after being served half-cooked rice on Tuesday night. The officials gave this information on Wednesday. The victims claimed that the authorities have not been providing nutritious food for a long time.
The health of the students, who complained of vomiting and stomach pain, deteriorated early on Wednesday and were taken to Sadar Hospital, where 12 of them are still in critical condition. They are undergoing treatment under the supervision of doctors. Discharged after initial treatment.
The victims claimed that the authorities have not been providing nutritious food for a long time. In a complaint before the District Magistrate and District Probation Officer of Bhojpur, they said that even the women who are responsible for cooking the food are sometimes half-fed. She makes cooked food.
However, hostel warden Witha Kumari said, “During the preparation of food, the gas stove was not working properly. Therefore, the food could not be cooked properly before serving it to the students.”
At the same time, after this incident, all the female students studying in Ambedkar hostel have gone on hunger strike. He has raised the demand that when he does not have the right to cook food inside the hostel, he will not eat the food.
