New Delhi: For the first time after the Army Chief dragged the government to court, Defence Minister AK Antony and General VK Singh came face to face at a function hosted in honour of Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar.
The Army Chief had filed a petition in the Supreme Court
on Monday challenging the government decision on his age
issue.
Sources said Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam
Raju, Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma and a number of
senior service personnel were present on the occasion.
Earlier today, the Defence Secretary had also held a
meeting with the Army Chief in South Block against the
backdrop of the ongoing controversy.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 23:47