VK Singh Denies Calling Yogi ‘Traitor’ Over ‘Modi Ki Sena’ Remark

UP CM Yogi Adityanath had referred to the Indian Army as “Modi ji ki sena” in an election campaign on Sunday.

Former Chief of Army Staff and MoS for External Affairs Ministry VK Singh, on Thursday, 4 April, distanced himself from the ‘traitor’ comment against Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. In an interview to BBC Hindi, Singh had said that anyone who refers to the Indian Army as “Modi ji ki sena” (Modi’s Army) is not just wrong but that person is also a “traitor”.

However, hours after the interview was released on Thursday, Singh said the reporter was either asleep or had deliberately edited the video to seem like that.

@BBCHindi ने वही किया जिसके लिये मैंने presstitute शब्द दिया था । मैंने जो कहा वह मेरे पास रिकार्ड है । लगता है रिपोर्टर सो रहा था या उसने जान बूझ कर कट पेस्ट कर ग़लत बयान बनाया । वाल डन जुगल - कितना पैसा मिला ??

— Chowkidar Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) April 4, 2019