A government primary school in Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh, has received new steel plates after a viral video showed students eating their mid-day meals on newspapers — sparking outrage across social media and drawing criticism from several quarters, including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. This is Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh.Food is being served to children like animals, on waste paper, under the mid-day meal scheme.BJP has been in power in MP for the last 20 years.Not a single teacher was present at the school.No politician or bureaucrat has lost their job for… pic.twitter.com/5nSWo6WxYm— #YeThikKarkeDikhao (@YTKDIndia) November 7, 2025 Following the controversy, BJP leader and former state minister Ramniwas Rawat, along with Sub-Divisional Magistrate Abhishek Mishra, visited the government school in Hullapur under Vijaypur block on Saturday. Both joined the students for lunch, eating the mid-day meal with them to demonstrate improved conditions.A follow-up video shared online showed the school premises cleaned and decorated, with children now eating comfortably from shiny new stainless steel plates.