The Congress today rejected the comments by party leader and former information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari that the report alleging an unexpected movement of a military unit towards Delhi from Hisar in Haryana in 2012 was true.

"I'm again clarifying there is absolutely no truth in it. It was inappropriate, unnecessary and completely wrong to suggest there was truth in those allegations when made," Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said.

"My colleague (Manish Tewari) was neither a member of the Cabinet Committee on Security, nor of any other relevant decision making body," Singhvi said.

Tewari on Saturday had brushed aside allegations that the news item concerning troops' movement was 'fake' and said that it was an 'unfortunate but true' story.

Congress leader A K Antony, who was the defence minister at the time when the incident was reported, said, "I've already spoken in Parliament regarding this issue. Please see my previous comments."

The Indian Express had on April 4, 2012, reported that late on the night of January 16, 2012, central intelligence agencies reported an unexpected (and non-notified) movement by a key military unit from the mechanised infantry based in Hisar (Haryana) as a part of the 33rd Armoured Division (which is a part of 1 Corps, a strike formation based in Mathura and commanded by Lt Gen. A K Singh) in the direction of the capital, 150 km away.