Former Army chief wanted to get back at predecessor: Society in affidavit

The affidavit filed by retired Lieutenant Commander Gurmukh Singh Grewal,the Adarsh Society’s representative states,“…the alleged Adarsh scam is infact a plot initiated by the then Chief of Army Staff,General V K Singh who took over as chief on April 1,2010 from his predecessor General Deepak Kapoor. I state that the plot was doctored by General V K Singh in order to settle his scores with his predecessor and also to tarnish and/or defame Adarsh Society and its members.”

Grewal’s affidavit claims that Singh had deputed an officer from the headquarters in Delhi to conduct a confidential inquiry into the Adarsh Society scam.

However,the confidential inquiry report submitted to the headquarters in Delhi also stated that the land on which the controversial highrise stands belongs to the state government,Grewal claimed.

The MoD’s claim on the land despite the report “is nothing but hoodwinking…” Grewal’s affidavit states. He has further stated,the MoD “is itself not sure of its title to the land on which Adarsh Society building stands today and hence is in the process of initiating a suit against the government of Maharashtra.”