BSF man sacked over poor food quality viral video wants his job back

Srinagar: Sacked BSF constable who in a video had complained on poor quality of food served to the soldiers that had went viral on social networking websites has moved court in a bid to get his job back, said a media report.
Dismissed BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav in his plea to the Punjab and Haryana high court, has sought directions to the BSF to set aside his dismissal order, according to the report in the Times of India.
Taking cognizance of his plea, Justice P B Bajanthri on Tuesday issued a notice to the Union home ministry, BSF director-general K K Sharma and the commandant of BSF’s 29 battalion in which Yadav had served, according to the report and mentioned that the matter will come up for next hearing on May 28.
Yadav was posted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district when his video went viral. He according to the report said that he had pointed out the issue of food quality to his immediate seniors — ASI Gurdeep Singh, ASI Tej Pal Singh and the mess commander, Ct U Vasudeva Rao — but no action was taken.