Left SAD as they do not deserve me: Ex-Army chief Gen. Singh

Former Army chief General (retired) Joginder Jaswant Singh said Friday he had left the Shiromani Akali Dal because they did not deserve him.

J J Singh had quit the SAD last year and recently joined the SAD (Taksali), a breakaway faction of the former.

"I left Akali Dal because they do not deserve me. It is not that they told me to go. I told them (Badals) that I cannot be with you," J J Singh told reporters here.

The former Army chief had joined the SAD in 2007 and had unsuccessfully contested against Chief Minister Amarinder Singh from Patiala seat.

J J Singh, who became the first Sikh to be appointed as the Army chief in 2005, accused both the SAD and the Congress of defeating him by hatching a conspiracy. "A political game was played against me."
"First, he (Amarinder) raised security-risk issue (over Kartarpur corridor). Then, he said it should be made visa-free. Where is the security risk now? Why did you make waffling (statements)? the 73-year-old asked. "He keeps changing his statements and nobody is questioning him. I am going to ask him because I am a military man."