Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has kicked up yet another controversy by ordering the removal of the chief vigilance officer of the Medical Council of India (MCI), H K Jethi, instead of providing him protection after he complained of harassment and threats. This is the second time Vardhan has decided to remove an anti-graft officer. Earlier, he had removed Sanjiv Chaturvedi, chief vigilance officer (CVO) at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), acting upon the request of a senior party colleague.
The Chief Vigilance Commission (CVC) has written to the ministry, demanding that the officer, who was investigating a dozen corruption cases at MCI and allegedly facing harassment and threats from the council’s officials, should be provided protection through Delhi Police and other assistance. It has also demanded that the ministry provide a report to the commission on the…
