India, June 25 -- The Opposition has accused West Bengal's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of imposing vegetarianism on schoolchildren by dropping eggs from the menu after it decided to involve the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in serving mid-day meals in Kolkata schools. ISKCON runs temples and institutions across the globe and promotes strict vegetarianism.

Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta announced the move of giving ISKCON the mid-day meal charge in his Budget speech on Monday. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari assured the meal would be nutritious.

The new BJP government increased the budget for each meal from Rs.6.78 set under the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) administration to Rs.10.

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