The Officials in Bengal have decided that the convicts must also celebrate Durga Pooja. Home Ministry authorities in West Bengal have planned to serve mutton biryani, ‘basanti pulao’ and several other Bengali cuisines as a change on the menu for inmates during the ensuing Durga puja to ensure that they do not feel left out of the festivities, an official said .
The changed menu for inmates – both convicts and undertrials – for lunch and dinner would be effective from Sasthi (October 9) to Dashami (October 12), covering the beginning and end of Durga puja, he said.
The officials said :”We get requests from inmates for better food during every festival. We have got a new menu this year and are hopeful that this will bring smiles to their faces. I consider this as a very positive move to reform them.
A decision was reached that the inmates, who work as cooks, would prepare the delicacies during the Durga puja festivities.
