Adarsh a security threat: Antony differs with Kapoor

Antony said what the former Army chief said was his personal view.

Differing with former Army chief General (retd) Deepak Kapoors deposition before the judicial commission probing alleged irregularities in the Adarsh building,Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday reiterated that it was a threat to security. He also differed with the commission report that Adarsh building was not on Defence land.

Antony said what the former Army chief said was his personal view.

Whatever he said was his personal view. But the Defence Ministry and the Indian Army are very clear and very categorical that it is our possession,our land,(a) security threat and we have already communicated to the court in writing, he told reporters on the sidelines of the commissioning of the third indigenously designed stealth frigate of the Shivalik Class,INS Sahyadri,in Mumbai.

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General (retd) Kapoor in his submission on Thursday said he did not feel the residential building was a security threat as there were other structures of similar height in proximity to the defence area.

The MoD had explained its position to a bench of the High Court in a petition on April 30,seeking demolition of the structure as it posed a security threat.

Answering a query on the CBI probe,he said,We stand by our position and feel that the CBI has every right to inquire into the whole matter.

The state government has said the agency did not have the right to probe the matter.

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