Indian Army chief Gen VK Singh has dismissed as “absolutely stupid” a report that the Indian government panicked for several hours in the face of unexplained troop movements near Delhi in January.
“This is absolutely stupid,” Singh said on Thursday when asked to comment on the report.
“Whoever is trying to make stories against the army chief is deplorable,” said Gen VK Singh, PTI reported.
A report in The Indian Express had said that the government was “spooked” on the night of January 16-17, because of the movement of a mechanised infantry battallion from Haryana’s Hisar and a sizeable section of 50 Para Brigade, creating a storm in the government.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister AK Antony had on Wednesday dismissed the story calling it “alarmist” and “absolutely baseless”.
The Army chief is in Nepal to attend the three-day Regional Seminar on Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance.
