New Delhi: A political storm erupted today over former Army Chief V K Singh's remark that money was paid to Ministers in Jammu and Kashmir with Congress and ally National Conference calling it “irresponsible” and demanding he reveal the names amid a call for a CBI probe.
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said government was ready to probe if beneficiaries were identified, a day after Gen(retd) Singh said that “certain ministers” in J and K are given money by the Army for “stability” and that this has been going on since Independence.
“V K Singh should name politicians. He should reveal the names (of those to whom money was allegedly paid). If details are given, we can investigate,” Shinde said.
Farooq Abdullah, President of J and K's ruling NC, demanded a CBI probe into the allegations made by Singh.
“I think time has come when a CBI inquiry should be held immediately to see what is the funding that the Army has done and who are the people that received these funds and how these funds have been utilised,” he said.
