INDIA’S WEST BENGAL SHELLS OUT FOR EGGS IN SCHOOL MEALS AFTER OUTCRY

India’s West Bengal state will bring back eggs to free school meals after a backlash against a decision by its Hindu nationalist government to replace them with vegetarian alternatives, officials have said. The reversal follows criticism from teachers, nutritionists and parents who argued that removing eggs from school lunches could deprive children from poor families of a key source of protein.

News - South China Morning Post reports that india’s West Bengal state will bring back eggs to free school meals after a backlash against a decision by its Hindu nationalist government to replace them with vegetarian alternatives, officials have said.

The report adds: The reversal follows criticism from teachers, nutritionists and parents who argued that removing eggs from school lunches could deprive children from poor families of a key source of protein.

The issue erupted last month after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, elected for the first...

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