Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Speaker has asked former Army chief Gen (retd) VK Singh to explain his position on the controversial remarks regarding the Army’s secret funding to J&K’s mainstream politicians. The explanation purported as “summons” to Singh has sought a reply in 20 days.
Both Houses of J&K legislature discussed Singh’s remarks threadbare during the autumn session and passed a unanimous resolutions asking the Central Government to probe Singh’s allegations in a transparent and time-bound manner.
Singh, has during his tenure, floated a secret unit of the Army known as Technical Support Division that allegedly paid Rs1.19 crore to J&K Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir to dislodge the Omar Abdullah Government in 2010.