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| Rogue elements creating rift between Army, govt | | | agencies
New Delhi, Mar 30: The Army Chief issued a fresh statement on the bribery issue case on Friday saying that some 'rogue' elements within and outside the government were trying to project the recent controversy as a battle between the Defence Minsitry and him. General VK Singh categorically said that there were efforts to create a 'schism' between the two and that the role of the media in the whole matter had been negative.
Projections of schism between him and Antony was "untrue and needed to be guarded against", he reiterated.
He added that every issue is not a fight between the Army and the Defence Ministry and should not be treated as one.
The Army Chief also said that corrective steps were taken by AK Antony after he had appraised the Defence Ministry of the bribe issue. He clarified that on the direction of the Defence Minister, certain steps had been taken to keep an eye on retired Lt General Tejinder Singh. Tejinder Singh is the man who Gen Singh had accused of bribing him in the Tatra trucks deal case. Advising the media he said that for the media to constantly project every issue as a battle between the government and the Army Chief is "misleading". The Army Chief's attempt to cool tempers comes a day after Antony expressed government's confidence in the service chiefs. Antony also vowed to give maximum punishment to those behind the leak of Gen Singh's letter to the Prime Minister in which he had spoken about lack of defence preparedness.
On the issue of so called letter bomb he clarified, "Selective leaks have culminated in airing of letter to PM. Frivolous and uninformed comments should not be made on military matters.
On an emotinal note General Singh added, "I am duty bound to serve the country and protect integrity of Army. |
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