Army chief orders court martial against Lt Gen Prakash

By ANI
Friday, January 29, 2010

NEW DELHI - Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on Friday ordered for court martial against former Military Secretary Lt. General Avadhesh Prakash, who was indicted by the Court of Inquiry (CoI) investigating the Sukhna land scam.

Earlier this week, Defence Minister A K Antony advised General Kapoor to initiate disciplinary action against Lt General Prakash, as against the Army chief’s recommendation to initiate administrative action against his former aide.

The procedure of the court martial is expected to go on for at least six months.

This is first time in the history of the India armed forces that a Military Secretary is facing the court martial.

The CoI report accused Lt. General Prakash of misusing his office.

Lt General Prakash was one of the top eight Principal Staff Officers at the Army headquarters.

Along with Lt General Prakash, the CoI had indicted Lt General P K Rath for their role in issuing a no objection certificate to a private firm, which falsely claimed to establish an affiliate of the famous Ajmer-based Mayo College on land adjacent to the Sukhna military station in Darjeeling.

On January 27, Lt General Prakash was removed from the post of Military Secretary. (ANI)
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Naresh Kumar
January 29, 2010: 2:56 pm

Antony is doing what has not been done for decades. But should have.
Corruption is not new to the Army. Previously,the reason corrupt officers like Lt.Gen SK Dahiya and Maj Gen. Swaroop could even rise to the rank of general is because they always ‘bought’ their way through. Why was no action taken against them? It has to start somewhere. By supplying sub-standard food to the soldiers fighting the enemy and the bitter cold in the Himalayas, Lt. Gen Dahiya amassed tens of crores including houses and assets under the names of his children. What about the soldiers who died in the cold without proper food? Similarly by supplying sub-standard clothing and equipment, Gen. Swaroop was busy enriching himself. These officers are now enjoying their wealth in retirement - while so many widows are left to wail.

There have been numerous other cases where the Army has hushed up corruption. Gen. Kapoor was probably doing the same thing.

Sometimes, it needs a civilian. Thank you Antony.
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