Debunking BJP's demand to put the process of appointment of a new Army Chief on hold until elections are over, Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh said the government should not come under "pressure of cheap politics" and must go ahead with the appointment. The statement comes even as controversy over the appointment of Admiral R K Dhowan as the Navy Chief seems to have subsided with the government accepting the retirement plea of superceded officer Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha.

Taking a dig at Gen V K Singh for objecting to it, saying the former Army Chief should not comment on this issue "given his past", the Minister of State for Defence said politics should not be mixed with the armed forces.


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