New Delhi: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday said that former Army chief General VK Singh should name the ministers who took money to maintain tranquility in Jammu and Kashmir.
While talking to reporters over Singh’s sensational claims, Shinde said that the Army does not give money to ministers and that if the General could provide details, the government may order a probe into the matter.
Shinde’s reaction comes in the wake of startling claims made by VK Singh during an interview to a news channel recently. Singh claimed that some ministers in J&K were paid by the Army to maintain peace and harmony in the state. Singh also claimed that the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was aware of the facts.
Meanwhile, National Conference chairman Farooq Abdullah demanded a CBI probe into the allegations leveled by the VK Singh. “I think it’s a terrible statement made by General Singh. Army has nothing to do with funding political parties. He has done a big mistake. A CBI enquiry should be ordered. If Army has used the funds for political parties then it is really wrong. The government should enquire how the funds were spent. It should be found out who allowed the funds to be spent,” he said.
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh said that the General should have made these revelations when he was in power.
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