In a shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, players taking part in the girl’s under-17 state-level kabaddi tournament were served food in a toilet.
Some videos of the incident, which were reportedly shot on 16 September by some players, show the participants taking rice from vessels kept inside a toilet. Some leftover ‘pooris’ can also be seen on a piece of paper.
The UP state government has suspended Saharanpur sports officer Animesh Saxena after the viral videos led to an outrage, according to NDTV.
Highly shameful to see that over 300 girl players of state level U-16 Kabaddi tournament are given food on floor of toilet at sports stadium of Sahranpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Saharanpur sports officer Animesh Saxena is now suspended by @myogiadityanath ji.
— Shashank Shekhar Jha (@shashank_ssj) September 20, 2022
Saxena said the food was of “good quality” and it was cooked near the stadium’s swimming pool, the Times of India reported.
“There was a space crunch and the food was cooked near the stadium pool,” he said.
“Food, including rice, ‘dal’ and ‘sabji’ were cooked in large vessels in a traditional brick oven near the swimming pool. From the vessel, cooked rice was taken out in a big plate and was placed on the toilet floor near its gate. Next to the rice the rice plate, were leftover ‘pooris’ on a piece of paper on the floor. The rice was then served to the players for lunch on Friday,” a player told the publication.
A probe has been ordered into the whole incident, media reports said.
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