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Haryana minister Anil Vij yells at female IPS officer. But she holds her ground

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 13 February 2017, 10:43 IST

A public grievances committee meeting became a source of much grief to Haryana Health and Sports Minister Anil Vij on Friday when he yelled at a woman IPS officer and asked her to leave the room.The senior officer simply refused to leave. And what did Vij do? He left the meeting in a huff.

According news reports, Vij was chairing the committee meeting on 27 November in Fatehabad, Haryana. The incident occurred during a discussion on the issue of liquor smuggling. Vij asked the woman officer Sangeeta Kalia what steps were being taken to curb the smuggling menace.

The officer replied that most of the people arrested in these cases secured bail soon and went back to smuggling alcohol in the areas bordering Punjab.

The IANS quoted Kalia as saying:

"We are taking action. We have registered over 2,500 cases. Many of these people come out on bail and indulge in smuggling again."

However, it is believed that Kalia's reply infuriated Vij who then got into an argument with her and questioned the "lack of action" in this regard.

When Kalia objected, Vij started yelling at her to "get out". The officer said, "I will not go out. You cannot insult me like this."

After this exchange, Vij left the meeting in a huff and apparently said that he would not return to Fatehabad for as long as Kalia was stationed in the district.

Interestingly, the meeting was also attended by Deputy Commissioner NK Solanki and other district officers who did not interrupt this little flare up.

Watch the video of the spat here:

First published: 27 November 2015, 8:28 IST