Union Minister Gen (retd) VK Singh on Sunday alleged that an “insidious campaign” is being run against him by a section of media at the behest of the arms lobby that is “working overtime” to subdue him and he has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding it.
“It is only an insidious campaign in which the arms lobby is working overtime. They were not able to subdue me when I was the Army chief. They have carried on,” Singh said and accused a former senior Army official of being a part of the conspiracy.
“I won’t go beyond saying as to what relationships he enjoys with various chaps. There are a lot of people who were paid by him. So, obviously, you have some journalists and others who will write what they are told,” he told PTI here. He was reacting to the controversy which erupted after his visit to Pakistan High Commission here on March 23 for a reception.