<p>Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has pulled up one of her ministers for allegedly harassing a five-star city hotel after its officials insisted on carrying out checking of his car when he had gone there for a function last week.<br /><br />Social Welfare Minister Mangat Ram Singhal allegedly had a tiff with the securitymen of the Maurya Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday evening. The minister did not allow the personnel to check his car and allegedly got into an argument.<br /><br />Following the incident, inspectors from various departments including Food Adulteration Department and Electrical, Labour and Health Department went to the hotel to check its compliance with various government rules.<br /><br />They also lifted food samples and carried checking of electrical fittings, fire preparedness and implementation of labour laws.<br /><br />When Dikshit came to know about the inspections, she summoned the minister to her office and pulled him up for allegedly harassing the hotel for no reason.<br /><br />Reportedly, some senior Congress leaders contacted Dikshit's office, requesting her to stop the "harassment" of the hotel.<br /><br />When contacted, Singhal denied that he entered into any verbal duel with the securitymen at the hotel, but admitted that the Chief Minister had referred to reports in this regard.<br /><br />"The CM has the right to give me instructions. She is my boss. I will have to follow her instructions," he said.<br />However, the minister claimed he never asked any official to conduct inspections at the hotel.<br /><br />"I have been a minister for last so many years. I know the security drill. I never sent anybody to the hotel. It must have been a regular checking by various departments as part of the preparations for the Commonwealth Games."<br /><br />"The inspection must have been for checking the hotel's fire safety measures as well as the quality of food served to the people," he said.<br /><br />As per norms, vehicles of the Chief Minister and Lt Governor are exempted from security check.<br /><br />Sources in the CM's office said she was very upset about the incident and told Singhal and officials of the department concerned not to repeat this in future.</p>
<p>Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has pulled up one of her ministers for allegedly harassing a five-star city hotel after its officials insisted on carrying out checking of his car when he had gone there for a function last week.<br /><br />Social Welfare Minister Mangat Ram Singhal allegedly had a tiff with the securitymen of the Maurya Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday evening. The minister did not allow the personnel to check his car and allegedly got into an argument.<br /><br />Following the incident, inspectors from various departments including Food Adulteration Department and Electrical, Labour and Health Department went to the hotel to check its compliance with various government rules.<br /><br />They also lifted food samples and carried checking of electrical fittings, fire preparedness and implementation of labour laws.<br /><br />When Dikshit came to know about the inspections, she summoned the minister to her office and pulled him up for allegedly harassing the hotel for no reason.<br /><br />Reportedly, some senior Congress leaders contacted Dikshit's office, requesting her to stop the "harassment" of the hotel.<br /><br />When contacted, Singhal denied that he entered into any verbal duel with the securitymen at the hotel, but admitted that the Chief Minister had referred to reports in this regard.<br /><br />"The CM has the right to give me instructions. She is my boss. I will have to follow her instructions," he said.<br />However, the minister claimed he never asked any official to conduct inspections at the hotel.<br /><br />"I have been a minister for last so many years. I know the security drill. I never sent anybody to the hotel. It must have been a regular checking by various departments as part of the preparations for the Commonwealth Games."<br /><br />"The inspection must have been for checking the hotel's fire safety measures as well as the quality of food served to the people," he said.<br /><br />As per norms, vehicles of the Chief Minister and Lt Governor are exempted from security check.<br /><br />Sources in the CM's office said she was very upset about the incident and told Singhal and officials of the department concerned not to repeat this in future.</p>