Can a District Collector threaten to arrest protesting women on International Women's Day?

In Giridih, Jharkhand, DC Ramniwas Yadav clashed with Jal Sahiya workers demanding pending payments and told them, “I can arrest you… today is Women’s Day and you are making a joke of it.”

The heated exchange was caught on camera and has now gone massively viral.

The incident has sparked huge outrage and debate online.

Was the DC’s reaction justified or completely inappropriate?