Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will control the police’s criminal investigation department (CID), said a government statement on Wednesday night, divesting the coveted portfolio from state Home Minister Anil Vij.
The statement said Vij, a sixth-term BJP MLA and Khattar’s rival, would cease to hold the CID.
"Governor of Haryana, on the advice of the chief minister, has allocated some new portfolios to the chief minister and to two ministers. As per a notification issued by the chief secretary, the portfolios of the Criminal Investigation Department, and the departments of Personnel and Training and of Raj Bhawan Affairs have been allocated to the chief minister, Manohar Lal, in addition to his existing portfolios, with immediate effect," the statement said.
Apart from this, the portfolio of Elections has been allocated to Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma while the portfolio of Art and Cultural Affairs, hitherto allocated to Sharma, has been allocated to Education Minister Kanwar Pal, in addition to their existing portfolios."Thus, the home minister, Anil Vij, will cease to hold the portfolio of Criminal Investigation Department and the transport minister, Mool Chand Sharma, will cease to hold the portfolio of Art and Cultural Affairs," the statement said.
Vij, earlier in the day, had said there were no differences between him and Khattar and called the CM was his "best friend". Vij, who had expressed unhappiness over not being briefed or given feedback by the CID, appeared satisfied and said, "Today was the first time that an SP-rank officer briefed me. Now he will be briefing me daily."His comments came after the Bharatiya Janata Party said the differences between Khattar and Vij over the CID's control have been resolved....Read More
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