ARMY-SCAM 2 LAST

It was not clear as to whether the Defence Ministry has
directed similar action against two other officers -- Lt
Ramesh Halgali and Maj Gen P C Sen -- who were also allegedly
involved in the case.
Earlier, the army chief had recommended disciplinary
action only against Lt Gen P K Rath.
Antony had asked General Kapoor to treat all four of them
equally while reportedly asking why disciplinary action was
not being taken against them for being indicted in the case.
After receiving the Court Of Inquiry report from the
Eastern Command, the army chief had directed Adjutant General
Mukesh Sabharwal to issue 30-day show cause notices to Lt Gen
Prakash, Lt Gen Rath, Lt Gen Halgali and Maj Gen Sen after a
probe had allegedly held them culpable in the land scam.
Disciplinary action was initiated against Lt Gen Rath,
who had allegedly played a major role in the issuance of a No
Objection Certificate to a private realtor for buying the
70-acre plot.
The land scam came to light after it became known that
a private realtor, Dalip Aggarwal, who is said to be close
to Lt Gen Prakash, "falsely" represented to the army that his
trust would open an affiliate of the Ajmer-based Mayo College.
Meanwhile, the army has named Lt Gen G M Nair to take
over as the next Military Secretary when Prakash retires on
January 31. At present, Nair is serving as the 9 Corps
Commander based in Yol Camp in Himachal Pradesh. PTI