New Delhi: Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah Tuesday called for a CBI inquiry into claims of former army chief V.K. Singh that the army routinely paid Jammu and Kashmir ministers "as part of the stabilising factor".
Speaking to reporters, Abdullah, a former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, termed the revelations of Singh as "terrible" and said the army should always remain apolitical.
"The time has come for a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) inquiry to be held immediately to see what funding was done, who are the people who received the funds, and how the funds were utilized," said Abdullah, the patron of Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference party.
Asked if his son and state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was aware of the revelations, the senior Abdullah said: "I don't know what my son is aware of."
