Activist Sulaiman Bhimani, on June 18, had filed five wide-ranging RTI applications to unearth cozy dealings between five state govt offices that operate together.
Why is Gen VK Singh being targeted?
What is alarming and dangerous is the level of influence the arms lobby has acquired that it has begun to decide as to who would be the Army Chief and the length of his tenure. The tentacles of this lobby have penetrated in every conceivable pillar institution of the State.
Army Chief’s crusade against corruption deserves recognition
Fighting corruption in the army is not easy. It means war on three different fronts. The politician who is above you, corrupt colleagues who are with you and the moneybags of the arms mafia.
Military leadership and trial by media
As soldiers are very conscious of their public image, unfair media coverage causes immense pain to them.