Pakistan National Day- Quit if duty becomes burden: Opposition to VK Singh

The opposition on Tuesday slammed Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh for his tweets of 'duty' and 'disgust' after attending the Pakistan Day celebrations in the national capital. "When duty becomes a burden, the honourable thing to do is to put in your papers. After all, he was worn a uniform and knows what Pakistan has done over the past two decades: sponsor terrorism. He is under no obligation to perform a duty which disgusts him," Congress leader Manish Tewari.

Meanwhile, Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi pointed out that the common minimum programme of the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir has dialogues with the Hurriyat as one of its points. "VK Singh is wrong. The Jammu and Kashmir government's common minimum programme includes a provision to hold talks with the Hurriyat, as well as with Pakistan," he said.

On Monday, General Singh had, in a series of tweets, defined the words 'duty' and 'disgust', mere hours after being deputed to attend the Pakistan Day celebrations at the Islamic Republic's High Commission.

#DUTY A task or action that a person is bound to perform for moral or legal reasons

— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 23, 2015

#DUTY The force that binds one morally or legally to one's obligations

— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 23, 2015

#DUTY A job or service allocated

— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 23, 2015

#DUTY A job or service allocated

— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 23, 2015

#'Disgust'ed to see how certain sections of the media are twisting this issue

— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 23, 2015

While no direct references were made, speculations state that he was upset at being asked to be present at a function with Hurriyat leaders, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, among others.