Periyapatna: Parents of school children at a Periyapatna school have been accused of practicing untouchability as they have reportedly asked their children to stay away from mid-day meals as the food is prepared by a Dalit woman. The issue has now been resolved with the intervention of Education Department officials.
The incident came to light recently at the Government Lower Primary School, Chikkabelalu in the taluk, when the matter was brought to the notice of the authorities. Villagers said that a section of children have been boycotting the meal since over two years.
