AK choudhary makes shocking revelations in 2012 troop movement controversy

  • 5 years ago
A former army officer's comment has revived a two-year-old controversy over the movement of two army units towards Delhi without the government's knowledge.

Lt General (retd) AK Choudhary, who was Director General Military Operations at the time, claims that there was very real concern of an army coup attempt in January, 2012, when the government was reportedly tipped off by the Intelligence Bureau about the movement of troops towards Delhi. He also talks about 'distrust' between the army and the government.

General Choudhary says then Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma had asked him to send the troops back as the government "at the highest level" was worried. This was a time when then Army Chief VK Singh was locked in an open confrontation with the government in a row over his age. He had taken the government to court, demanding that they accept that he was born a year later than his records reflected.

"I was called to the Defence Secretary's office at 11 pm on 16 January. They asked for a clarification, which I gave. They took (troop movement) seriously," General Choudhary told . The army has always maintained that these were "low level" exercises that even the top military ranks were not always aware of.


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