Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly got off to a rocky start on Tuesday over a privilege motion against former Army chief General VK Singh. The motion moved by the National Conference (NC) wants the House to summon Gen VK Singh over his allegations that the Army pays state politicians.
The NC is demanding that Gen Singh should explain his statement in the House and name the politicians involved. The Speaker of the House has assured that the former Army chief will be summoned.
Meanwhile, the main opposition PDP has moved an adjournment motion demanding a debate over the killings of civilians which took place in Jammu and Kashmir. The Speaker has allowed PDP's adjournment motion on civilian killings.
General Singh in an interview to CNN-IBN had said money is essential to stabilise the youth in the terror struck area and to get them engaged in useful acts and it was given by the Army for this purpose.
The admission by the combative former Army Chief General about the Army having given money to J&K politicians, however, kicked off a furore with politicians from various parties demanding answers from the general.
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