PM should clear the trust deficit with army: BJP

Bhartiya Janata Pary has said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should tell the fact in which it was referred by a media report that suspicious movement towards Delhi by two key army units in January occurred. Party has said that it is a trust deficit between the govt. and the Indian Army.

Senior BJP leader Balbir Punj said that this underlines the ugly reality of the present government that it is suffering from a trust deficit. Earlier they had a problem with the opposition and they lost the trust of the opposition … then it lost the trust of its own coalition partners and now you have a situation where the cabinet ministers don't trust each other.

Punj alleged that there is huge trust deficit between Indian Army and government and it is a very unprecedented situation. He demanded the resignation of the Defence Minister A.K. Antony because of his sheer inefficiency and inaction, he added.

He said that Prime minister is known for his keep silent features but at least on this occasion he must open his mouth and take the nation into confidence and tell as to what exactly happened on Jan 16 and why there is so much trust deficit between the army and thegovernment. (With inputs from IANS)