Row over free meal distribution by political outfits at government hospitals in Kerala
A political dispute has emerged in Kerala over the DYFI's free meal distribution program at government hospitals. The state Health Minister has banned political organizations from conducting welfare activities on hospital premises, citing the need for neutrality, while the DYFI insists the program is a necessary humanitarian service.
The controversy surrounding the Democratic Youth Federation of India’s (DYFI) free meal distribution programme in government hospitals has snowballed into a major political confrontation between the United Democratic Front (UDF) government and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], with both sides locked in a wider battle over where welfare ends and politics begins.
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