Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij accuses Delhi government of stealing oxygen tankers

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday accused the Delhi government of 'looting' a tanker carrying medical oxygen for Covid-19 patients in hospitals, which was going from Panipat to Faridabad.

Anil Vij also said that given the increased demand for oxygen due to a surge in coronavirus cases, Haryana can spare the supply for others only after the state meets its own demand.

While speaking to the reporters the health minister said, ''Yesterday, one of our oxygen tankers was going from Panipat to supply to hospitals in Faridabad. When it was passing through Delhi, the tanker was looted by the Delhi government which is very wrong. If governments indulge in such things, then it will result in chaos."

He further said that all the oxygen tankers will now be transported with a police escort so that such incidents do not happen in the future.