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VK Singh files reply to J-K Assembly notice
Dinesh Manhotra
Tribune News Service

Jammu, November 19
Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh has filed his reply to the breach of privilege notice issued to him by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.

Speaker Mubarak Gul received VK Singh’s reply on Tuesday and described it as positive. The Assembly had issued notice to the General asking him to explain his allegation of pay-offs to certain ministers in the state by the Army. The notice was issued to Gen Singh on October 24 and he was given 20 days to file a reply.

Sources said Gen Singh, in his reply, has denied his remarks. “I have received the General’s reply and need to examine it properly before divulging any details. I have gone through it briefly and it looks positive,” Gul told The Tribune. The Speaker said he has also received a VCD of the controversial interview given by the General to a Delhi-based news channel on September 23, 2013.

It was in this interview the General had alleged that the Army was secretly funding mainstream politicians in J-K since 1947. “I have to see the entire interview before announcing the future course of action,” said Gul.