PIL in HC for MHA report on BSF jawan’s claims on food

A PIL was on Thursday filed in Delhi High Court drawing its attention to the claim of a BSF jawan on social media that poor quality food was being served to security forces on the Line of Control (LoC).

The plea by an ex-serviceman, which is likely to be heard this week, has sought direction to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to submit a status report with respect to all paramilitary forces in India over allegations of the BSF jawan in his video, which went viral on social media on January 9. 

Petitioner Puran Chand Arya, in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed through advocate Abhishek Kumar Choudhary, sought direction to MHA and five paramilitary forces to “classify what is the scenario of ration procuring and food preparing and serving food to all categories of ranks”.