Officials being ‘threatened’ by vigilance department counterparts, says Atishi

Delhi cabinet minister Atishi has claimed that vigilance officials are “threatening” their counterparts in other departments to make them issue “illegal orders” and directed officials to record their conversation if anyone tries to intimidate them. Atishi, who holds charge of the vigilance and services departments, said this in an order issued on Monday. The minister said she has learnt that officials from the vigilance department are “threatening”, “intimidating, and “harassing” officers from different departments to make them issue “illegal orders”.