The video was shot by local journalist pawan Jaiswal

LUCKNOW/MIRZAPUR: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday appeared to have softened its stand on the Mirzapur midday meal controversy, with two of its ministers insisting that the FIR with criminal conspiracy charges slapped on local reporter Pawan Jaiswal was not the final probe report.

Both hinted that the journalist would not be arrested.

UP basic education minister Satish Dwivedi expressed dissatisfaction over registration of FIR against Jaiswal.

On Sunday, Jaiswal and another person were booked after his video of students having roti with salt at a government school in Siyur village went viral. "There should be no probe for exposing corruption. If there's such action, I will seek a report on what happened. The action was taken by UP Police and is not related to my department directly. However, I will seek the details on the sequence of the day's incidents from the district SP," Dwivedi told reporters in Basti.

UP deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma gave broad hints at re-evaulating the charges. “If there is anyone innocent, the government will not take any action against that person,” said Sharma.

