<p class="title">Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij ordered the arrest of a "corrupt" SDO at a meeting in Kaithal even as the official pleaded for a chance to present his own case, according to a dramatic video clip on social media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Arrest him,’ Vij is heard telling policemen in the video purported to be of the district grievance redressal committee’s monthly meeting chaired by the minister yesterday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister wanted the Public Health Engineering Department’s sub divisional officer (SDO) Ved Pal arrested over a graft complaint made by a contractor, Digvijay Singh of Kakheri village.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the local police had not carried out the arrest “order” up to this evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister repeatedly refused to hear out the SDO even when Superintending Engineer A K Pahwa came out in support of the junior officer, who is posted in Guhla.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vij said if the complaint was proved false, the SDO can file a case against the complainant under section 182 of the Indian Penal Code, which punishes giving false information to a government official.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pahwa suggested that an FIR should be registered only after an inquiry into the complaint.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vij said, "Corruption is rampant in your entire department. I am not going to listen to anything. You can place your proof of innocence in the judicial court," he said in Hindi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The SDO was seen being pushed back by the security staff as he tried to show some documents to the minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister got angry when the SDO said he was trying to place his version in a democratic manner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Arrest him," the minister told the policemen present at the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Oh bhai, mera naam Anil Vij hai. Pata hai tere ko (My name is Anil Vij. Do you know that)?" he is heard saying at one point.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When the SDO was told to sit by the security staff, he likened Vij's behaviour to the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“It is like the rule of Aurangzeb, Aurangzeb's rule was better than this,” the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following this, the minister ordered the security staff to show him the door.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police said today they are waiting for a record of the meeting's proceedings before making the arrest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister could not be reached for comment.</p>
<p class="title">Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij ordered the arrest of a "corrupt" SDO at a meeting in Kaithal even as the official pleaded for a chance to present his own case, according to a dramatic video clip on social media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Arrest him,’ Vij is heard telling policemen in the video purported to be of the district grievance redressal committee’s monthly meeting chaired by the minister yesterday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister wanted the Public Health Engineering Department’s sub divisional officer (SDO) Ved Pal arrested over a graft complaint made by a contractor, Digvijay Singh of Kakheri village.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the local police had not carried out the arrest “order” up to this evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister repeatedly refused to hear out the SDO even when Superintending Engineer A K Pahwa came out in support of the junior officer, who is posted in Guhla.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vij said if the complaint was proved false, the SDO can file a case against the complainant under section 182 of the Indian Penal Code, which punishes giving false information to a government official.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pahwa suggested that an FIR should be registered only after an inquiry into the complaint.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vij said, "Corruption is rampant in your entire department. I am not going to listen to anything. You can place your proof of innocence in the judicial court," he said in Hindi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The SDO was seen being pushed back by the security staff as he tried to show some documents to the minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister got angry when the SDO said he was trying to place his version in a democratic manner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Arrest him," the minister told the policemen present at the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Oh bhai, mera naam Anil Vij hai. Pata hai tere ko (My name is Anil Vij. Do you know that)?" he is heard saying at one point.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When the SDO was told to sit by the security staff, he likened Vij's behaviour to the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“It is like the rule of Aurangzeb, Aurangzeb's rule was better than this,” the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following this, the minister ordered the security staff to show him the door.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police said today they are waiting for a record of the meeting's proceedings before making the arrest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister could not be reached for comment.</p>