Students of Primary School, Barauli village, under Chargawan block here protested against the poor quality of food yesterday, District Coordinator for midday meal Deepak Patel said.
Authorities reached the spot and found several irregularities in serving the midday meal, he said.
The potatoes and other ingredients had come from the house of gram pradhan (village head) and were of sub-standard quality, he said.
It was also found that the food being cooked was insufficient for the 158 students of the school, Patel said.