VK Singh Stokes Controversy With ‘Dog’ Remark On Ballabgarh Deaths

VK Singh has created a controversy by using dogs as an analogy while referring to the killing of two Dalit children

MoS External Affairs VK Singh sparked controversy over Dalit killing in Ballabgarh. (Photo: PTI)

Former army chief and Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh has sparked controversy with his remarks on the killing of two Dalit children in Haryana.

Singh first said that the government should not be blamed for the incident.

<p>Don’t connect the government with it. It was a feud between two families, the matter in under inquiry.</p>

<p><b>VK Singh, MoS External Affairs</b></p>

As an afterthought, he made a remark using dogs as an analogy which has created the controversy.

<p>If someone throws stones at a dog, the government is not responsible.</p>

<p><b>VK Singh, MoS External Affairs</b></p>

In the wake of the controversy, the minister has issued a clarification on Twitter.