<p>The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Bihar government as well as the state police over the death of 23 school children who consumed contaminated mid-day meal, an official said Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Taking suo-motu cognizance of media reports, the commission has given four weeks time to the officials to submit reports, he said.<br /><br />"The commission has observed that the contents of the press reports, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of rights to food of the deceased," said the NHRC official in a statement.<br /><br />"(we have) issued notices to the principal secretary (education), government of Bihar, and superintendent of police, Saran, calling for reports in the matter within four weeks," the statement said.<br /><br />The in Dandaman village in Saran, about 100 km from Patna, have sparked street protests in Bihar while at least 10 more students were battling for life in a Patna hospital.<br /></p>
<p>The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Bihar government as well as the state police over the death of 23 school children who consumed contaminated mid-day meal, an official said Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Taking suo-motu cognizance of media reports, the commission has given four weeks time to the officials to submit reports, he said.<br /><br />"The commission has observed that the contents of the press reports, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of rights to food of the deceased," said the NHRC official in a statement.<br /><br />"(we have) issued notices to the principal secretary (education), government of Bihar, and superintendent of police, Saran, calling for reports in the matter within four weeks," the statement said.<br /><br />The in Dandaman village in Saran, about 100 km from Patna, have sparked street protests in Bihar while at least 10 more students were battling for life in a Patna hospital.<br /></p>