HYDERABAD: Over 100 students at the state-run Mahatma Jyotiba Phule BC Residential Welfare School for Girls in Uyyalawada, Nagarkurnool district, fell ill due to suspected food poisoning on Saturday night.
The students experienced vomiting, stomach ache and diarrhoea after dinner and were taken to the government general hospital in Nagarkurnool.
As per the senior officials of the hospital, around 100 students were treated with IV fluids. Most were discharged by evening, while three remained under observation. Doctors said that the students were treated for gastroenteritis and food and water samples were sent for testing for suspected food poisoning.
The incident sparked criticism from political parties, including the BRS and BJP. BRS leader T Harish Rao visited the school and urged the high court to take suo motu cognisance of repeated food poisoning cases in Gurukuls. He criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for his alleged silence. Similar incidents were reported in Jagtial and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts recently, he said.
Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao also visited the school and demanded a thorough investigation into food safety standards in Gurukul and BC hostels. He questioned the state’s monitoring of hygiene in hostel kitchens and called for a probe into the quality of rice, milk, and other supplies to prevent future incidents.