VK Singh's remarks on bribes to J&K ministers need to be probed: CPM

New Delhi: CPI(M) today demanded a probe into former Army chief V K Singh’s remarks that ministers in Jammu and Kashmir were given money by the Army, saying they have serious political implications. “The reports that a unit of military intelligence has financed certain ministers in Jammu and Kashmir has serious implications for the democratic political process,” the party Politburo said in a statement here. It said the central government “should institute a credible enquiry into the matter.” [caption id=“attachment_1132985” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] VK Singh is seen in this file photo.[/caption] The controversial general, who stepped down as the Army chief in May last year, created a political storm with his statements that ministers in the trouble-torn state had been paid by the army since independence, prompting sharp reaction from ruling National Conference and Congress. PTI