Govt should appeal against the Sukna verdict: VK Singh
8 Sept 2014 4:53 AM IST
Speaking to Millennium Post, Rath said, ‘I welcome the decision taken by the AFT and I would like to appeal that no officers should be targeted by superior officers on personal grounds. We have one of the best and respected defence set up in the world and it should ensure that such things should not happen. Since the beginning of the case, I was repeatedly trying to convince that I had done nothing wrong. I am happy and relieved that finally justice has been done to me.’
Meanwhile, ex-army chief and the minister of development of North Eastern region VK Singh have questioned the findings of the AFT and said the government should challenge it in a higher court.
Singh said, ‘I have nothing to comment on the decision. The tribunal has an honourable judge who is advised by the retired armed forces officers. What advise the armed forces officers give him is what he goes by because he does not know anything about armed forces.’ ‘In the tribunal’s judgment, instead of reacting on issues, personal attack has been made. Perhaps, we hardly get to see such a judgment. It was a very clear issue where corruption was tried to be prevented. If this is the outcome of the judgement, I feel that people will not get scared of corruption,’ the minister said.
Singh claimed there was a lack of transparency over the whole issue. ‘They didn’t tell anybody that an educational institution was to be constructed on this land and not just a school. Through this judgment, the morale of corrupt people will go up. In terms of security, an NOC cannot be given on land. But, when a new person comes, it is then said that there was no security concern and you don’t tell anybody about anything in this regard which suggest wrong-doing,’ he said.
Singh said the government should go for an appeal against the verdict as all the procedures were duly followed during the Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the alleged scam.
Meanwhile, ex-army chief and the minister of development of North Eastern region VK Singh have questioned the findings of the AFT and said the government should challenge it in a higher court.
Singh said, ‘I have nothing to comment on the decision. The tribunal has an honourable judge who is advised by the retired armed forces officers. What advise the armed forces officers give him is what he goes by because he does not know anything about armed forces.’ ‘In the tribunal’s judgment, instead of reacting on issues, personal attack has been made. Perhaps, we hardly get to see such a judgment. It was a very clear issue where corruption was tried to be prevented. If this is the outcome of the judgement, I feel that people will not get scared of corruption,’ the minister said.
Singh claimed there was a lack of transparency over the whole issue. ‘They didn’t tell anybody that an educational institution was to be constructed on this land and not just a school. Through this judgment, the morale of corrupt people will go up. In terms of security, an NOC cannot be given on land. But, when a new person comes, it is then said that there was no security concern and you don’t tell anybody about anything in this regard which suggest wrong-doing,’ he said.
Singh said the government should go for an appeal against the verdict as all the procedures were duly followed during the Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the alleged scam.
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