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Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag on Thursday briefed Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on an affidavit he has filed in the Supreme Court, alleging former chief VK Singh, now Minister of

State for External Affairs, sought to victimise him.

General Suhag made the allegations in an affidavit filed by him in his personal capacity while responding to a petition moved by Lt Gen (Retd) Ravi Dastane who had alleged “favouritism”

during his selection as the Army Commander.

“The AFT had rejected the claims of the complainant, after which the complainant filed a case in the Supreme Court. When Suhag first filed the affidavit in 2012, neither was he the Army

chief and nor was Singh a Minister,” an army source said.

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In 2012, General Suhag was placed under a discipline and vigilance (DV) ban by Singh, the then Army chief, for his alleged “failure of command and control” after a Court of Inquiry was

ordered into an operation carried out in Jorhat, Assam, on the night of December 20-21, 2011 by the 3 Corps Intelligence and Surveillance Unit.

The army chief, who was the then General Officer Commanding of the unit, said the imposition of a DV ban on him and issuance of a show cause notice by the then COAS “was illegal and

premeditated”.

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