New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday said the appointment of
Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Indian Army chief is final and urged the opposition not to politicise the issue.
Jaitley’s statement came as Congress leader Anand Sharma raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha, referring to tweets by former army chief and BJP minister Gen V K Singh, and demanded his dismissal. Senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh too demanded the removal of Gen
V K Singh from the council of ministers for making “unacceptable and highly objectionable” statements on the issue.
Defending the appointment of Lt Gen Suhag, the defence minister said: “It’s been a practice in this country that we keep some issues outside the realm of party politics and, therefore, keeping various standards of political maturity in mind, all of us, not only the government, must keep the army and its appointments out of this arena and stand by this appointment. The government is also fully defending it.”
“Lt. Gen. Suhag’s appointment as army chief is final,” Jaitley said.
IANS
