V K Singh should be stripped of the title of Col of Rajput

Alleging that V K Singh had not only damaged the reputation of the Army but also of India, Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today said the former Army chief should be stripped of the title of Colonel of Rajput Regiment for "lying".
"As the Chief of our Army, he, as a father of a family, has destroyed the family," Abdullah said while making it clear that he or his son and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah or any member of his National Conference had never taken money from Army.
Abdullah made it clear that upon return of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from the United States, he will request him for holding an inquiry at the highest level to probe the charges levelled by Gen Singh.

"Yes he is lying," Abdullah said when asked in Karan Thapar's Devil's Advocate programme broadcast on CNN-IBN whether the former Army Chief was lying.
Abdullah also shared the opinion of former state Governor Lt Gen S K Sinha that the former Army Chief should have been sacked the day he moved the court.
"Yes he should have been sacked," Abdullah said.

He said an impartial inquiry into the charges made by Singh should be held at the earliest. "It is not to be clarified to not only Indians but to the entire world that who are the politicians who took money from the Army.

"Let me make it clear that neither I, nor my son nor any of my members of National Conference have ever taken any money from Army since 1947 as claimed by him (Singh)," he said.
"Let him come out with the names. He has tarnished the image of not only Army but also of India. I think he has done more damage then anything else. That is why an inquiry should be held," he said.
Abdullah expressed surprise that money was being paid by the Army. "It was very shocking to see that an apolitical organisation is paying to the politicians in Jammu and Kashmir and God knows how many other places they have been doing this," he said.