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Mayawati demands action against caste divide in Uttar Pradesh school
Updated On: 29 August, 2019 02:40 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
The principal of a primary school in Rampur admitted that the practice continues even after the authorities have asked the students to not differentiate on the basis of caste.

BSP leader and party chief Mayawati
On Thursday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and party chief Mayawati demanded strict action from Yogi Aditynatah government against the officials who were responsible for making Dalit students sit separately for mid-day meals. The incident came to light when Dalit students of a primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia were asked to bring their own plates from home for the meals. Not only were they asked to bring their own plates but the students were also made to sit separately when the food was served.
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