Food for jawans: Delhi HC notice to Home Ministry over poor quality

Legal Correspondent

New Delhi, January 17 

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Union Home Ministry and security forces seeking their response to a PIL alleging insufficient and bad quality of food being provided to jawans.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal asked the Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Sashastra Seem Bal and Assam Rifles to file status reports on the food quality.

The petition has been filed by former central government employee Puran Chand Arya, citing a Facebook post by BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav on alleged poor working condition, including bad and inadequate food.

The BSF, however, told the Bench that it had already verified and found that there was no substance in Yadav’s allegations. Nevertheless, a further probe was on.

The petitioner has pleaded that action is needed on the issue to keep the morale of the security forces high. Clarity should be brought on ration-procurement and food preparation, he said.