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The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday questioned the "silence" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the row over the age of army chief General V.K....
Army chief age row unfortunate: BJPThe opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday questioned the "silence" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the row over the age of army chief General V.K. Singh, calling it unfortunate.It is a...
BJP Blames PM, Sonia for Army Chief's Age RowTerming as "sad" Army Chief Gen V K Singh's age row being dragged to court, BJP today held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the government as a whole responsible for it.
PM refuses to comment on Army Chief age rowPrime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday refused to comment on the controversy over the age of Army Chief General V. K. Singh. "This is a matter that is before court and I would not like to comment on it," Singh told reporters at the India-EU summit here. He was asked why the government had decided to withdraw the December 30 order rejecting a complaint from the army chief for treating his date of birth as May 10, 1951 instead of May 10, 1950. While the army chief maintains that he was born in 1951, the government insists his date of birth was May 10, 1950. Related Articles Army Chief ready to quit if government accepts 1951 as D.O.B Supreme Court nixes Army chief age plea Age row: SC resumes hearing on Army Chief's petition India successfully test-fires missile interceptor Rise of China source of strategic uncertainty: Locklear Related Images
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PM refuses to comment on Army chief age rowPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today refused to comment on the controversy over the age of Army Chief General V K Singh. "This is a matter that is before court and I would not like to comment on it," Singh told reporters at the India-EU summit here. He was asked why the government had decided to withdraw the December 30 order rejecting a complaint from the army chief for treating his date of birth as May 10, 1951 instead of May 10, 1950. While the army chief maintains that he was born in 1951, the government insists his date of birth was May 10, 1950.
PM refuses to comment on Army chief age rowNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday refused to comment on the controversy over the age of Army Chief General V K Singh. "This is a matter that is before court and I would not like to comment on it," Singh told reporters at the India-EU summit here. He was asked why the government had decided to withdraw the December 30 order rejecting a complaint from the Army Chief for treating his date of birth as May 10, 1951 instead of May 10, 1950. While the Army Chief maintains that he was born in 1951, the government insists his date of birth was May 10, 1950. Defence ministry welcomes SC order Defence Ministry welcomed the Supreme Court order upholding its decision on Army Chief General V K Singh's date of birth, saying the matter has been finally put to rest. "We are happy that the issue has been finally resolved and controversy put to rest," Defence Ministry spokesperson Sitanshu Kar said soon after the Apex Court delivered its judgement, saying Singh cannot resile on his commitment accepting the date of birth as May 10, 1950. BJP blames PM, Sonia Terming as "sad" Army Chief Gen V K Singh's age row being dragged to court, BJP held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the government as a whole responsible for it. "It is a sad incident...An issue which could have been resolved sitting within closed doors has now been dragged in the open before the public. We hold the Centre, the prime minister and Sonia Gandhi responsible for the incident," said BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. He said the issue “raised questions on the functioning and running of the Central government...It is a dangerous thing that even such a row involving the Army Chief has been dragged into public domain. This is due to the mishandling and wrong policies of the government." Naqvi said it was unfortunate that a small incident was turned into a big controversy and raised a big question mark on the functioning of the Centre. He also alleged that many important files had gone missing in this government, adding that nothing including the Finance Minister's office was safe in this regime. (Agencies)
General Singh loses age war, withdraws pleaArmy Chief General VK Singh has had to back down in his confrontation with the government on the controversy over his date of birth. The two-judge bench of Justice RM Lodha and Justice HL Gokhale on Friday upheld the government decision on his age while hearing General Singh's petition and directed him to accept May 10, 1950, entered in his Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for admission to the National Defence Academy, as his date of birth for service matters.
BJP Blames PM, Sonia For Army Chief Age Row Going To CourtNew Delhi, Feb 10: Terming as “sad” Army Chief Gen V K Singh’s age row being dragged to court, BJP today held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the government as a whole responsible for it. “It is a sad incident...An i..
PM refuses to comment on Army Chiefs age rowThe Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has refused to comment on the controversy over the age of Army Chief General V.K. Singh.This is a matter that is before court and I would not like...
General VK Singh Loses Age War, Withdraws PetitionNew Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh has had to back down in his confrontation with the government on the controversy over his date of birth. The two-judge bench of Justice RM Lodha and Justice HL Gokhale on Friday upheld the government decision on his age while hearing General Singh’s petition and directed him to [...]
Age row: Breather for Army chief, govt withdraws orderNew Delhi, Feb 10: Army chief General VK Singh on Friday, Feb 10 told the Supreme Court that government has withdrawn its December order rejecting his statutory complaint on age row. While the Supreme Court had given the option to
Supreme Court told order on Army Chief withdrawnNEW DELHI, Feb 10 (IANS): The government Friday told the Supreme Court that it had withdrawn a Dec 30 order rejecting a complaint from Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh against May 10, 1950 being considered as his birth date.
Supreme Court told order on army chief withdrawnNew Delhi: The government Friday told the Supreme Court that it had withdrawn a Dec 30 order rejecting a complaint from army chief Gen. V.K. Singh against May 10, 1950 being considered as his birth date.Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati told the cour...
Supreme Court told order on army chief withdrawn (Lead)New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The government Friday told the Supreme Court that it had withdrawn a Dec 30 order rejecting a complaint from army chief Gen. V.K. Singh against May 10, 1950 being considered as his birth date.Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati told the court that the government had acted in response to [...]
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Government withdraws order on army chiefNew Delhi, Feb 10: The government informed the Supreme Court today that it was withdrawing an order issued on Dec 30 rejecting a statutory complaint from army chief Gen.
Army Chief Age row: Govt withdraws rejection order of statutory complaint10 Feb 2012 The government today told the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn its December 30 order rejecting Army Chief General V K Singh's statutory complaint for treating his date of birth as May 10, 1951 instead of May 10, 1950. The government's decision to rescind the order came against the backdrop of the apex court stating that its December 30 order was vitiated and would be quashed if this was not done.
Govt withdraws Dec 30 order on Army Chief age rowPushed on the backfoot, government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn its December 30 order rejecting Army Chief General V K Singh's statutory complaint for treating his date of birth as 10th May, 1951 instead of 10th May, 1950.
Army Chief age row: Govt. withdraws Dec. 30 orderPushed on the backfoot, the government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn its December 30 order rejecting Army Chief General V.K Singhs statutory complaint for treating his da...
Army Chief age row: Govt withdraws Dec 30 orderThe Central government on Friday withdrew its December 30, 2011 order rejecting the Army Chiefs statutory complaint on the age row. Attorney General G E Vahanvati has informed the supreme court about
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