Congress has no moral authority to question govt: V K Singh

June 11, 2014 10:57

Congress demanded the sacking of Union minister and former Army chief V K Singh, saying the BJP government's affidavit in the Supreme Court on the issue of Army vice-chief Dalbir Singh Suhag's promotion was an expression of "no confidence" in him.

Defending his stand, Singh tweeted that the Congress had no moral authority to question the government over the affidavit.

The opposition party raised the pitch for removal of Singh as minister after the government told the apex court that the alleged lapses which were made as grounds to impose disciplinary ban on Suhag by Singh between April and May 2012 were "premeditated", "vague" and "illegal".

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