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'Withdraw public suit on appointment of next
army chief'
Wednesday April 11, 2012 10:00:18 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: A public
suit filed in the Supreme Court alleging communal overtones in the
appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next army chief should
be withdrawn since the charge was "baseless and ridiculous", a
retired captain who heads the Congress' ex-servicemen's wing said
Wednesday.
Appealing to the petitioners, including former navy chief Admiral
L. Ramdas, to withdraw the suit, Congress leader Parveen Davar
said the charge of communalism in the selection of new chief was
"baseless and ridiculous".
He said the selection of the army chief and other chiefs was done
by a time-tested, "fool-proof" system of seniority.
"To cast aspersions on the integrity, impartiality and patriotism
of eminent persons involved in the selection process of the chief
will undermine the authority of the system and sully the image of
the army," he said.
Davar said enough damage has been done to the system following the
events after the row over army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's age
erupted.
"In the interest of the defence forces and the nation, this all
must end after defence minister's timely and categorical statement
(on Gen. Singh's age)," he said.
The public suit has alleged that former army chief Gen J.J. Singh
paved the path for Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh to succeed Gen. V.K.
Singh by devising a communally-engineered line of succession.
Davar also urged Gen. V.K. Singh to desist from giving media
interviews in view of the assurances of Defence Minister A.K.
Antony on the country's preparedness to meet any challenges to its
security.
Davar said Antony had made it clear that the military was fully
prepared and in a much stronger position than in the past.
He said information on the defence services which should not have
gone into public domain had created number of controversies. "(It)
must cease after defence minister has clarified the nation's full
operational readiness," Davar said.
"I also appeal to Gen. V.K. Singh to desist from making any
further press statements or give interviews before he retires (May
31)," Davar added.
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