Kolkata, Nov 25 : Union Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar on Saturday said that he has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities in implementation of the midday meal scheme in state-run schools in West Bengal.

His announcement comes just a day after Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari launched a scathing attack against the state government alleging massive irregularities in implementation of the scheme in the state.

Sarkar claimed that following successive investigations by the central field research teams, several irregularities have been identified in the implementation of the programme.