The former Army Chief said people involved in such "political gamesmanship" were becoming "laughing stocks" in the eyes of large sections of people.
Under attack in Parliament for his "dog" analogy, Union Minister General (Retired) VK Singh today said he was aghast at witnessing a "game of cat and mouse" in Rajya Sabha and accused Congress and Rahul Gandhi of resorting to "cheap political wranglings".
On a day when Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
disrupted proceedings in Rajya Sabha on the remarks made by former army chief, Gen Singh said those who are targeting him were becoming "laughing stock" and trained his guns on a section of the media alleging they were indulging in "supari journalism".
"My expectation was that Rajya Sabha would dedicate itself wholly to nation's welfare going beyond narrow- mindedness. But my belief got drastically hurt when I found members of Rajya Sabha involved in narrow game of cat and mouse describing which is painful to me, he said in a Facebook post.
"It was beyond my imagination that there are some members in Rajya Sabha who resembled forces from whom we were told in our childhood to keep away from," said the post.
Opposition parties including Congress and BSP have been demanding his dismissal from the government over his controversial "dog" analogy after killing of
two Dalit children in Haryana.
"Most of the people of the country understand it except those who for petty political reasons want to deliberately create misunderstanding like some journos who indulge in Supari Journalism (sic)," said Gen Singh in the post.
"The impression also was that the heir apparent having lost the plot and seeing the mood of people was trying to fire the gun from the shoulders of champions of self styled votaries of Dalit Cause that is belied by their own personal misconduct," he added.
The former Army Chief said people involved in such "political gamesmanship" were becoming "laughing stocks" in the eyes of large sections of people in the country.
Referring to his tenure in Army, Gen Singh said his credentials as a person who does not believe in dividing on caste or religious lines developed in this institution.
"I am not a slick lawyer or someone who has used the political system to his personal advantage but I stand firm on my convictions of being well away from divisiveness that has plagued the nation," he said.
Mounting a fresh attack, Congress yesterday had decided to boycott Gen Singh in both Houses of Parliament till he apologises for his controversial comments.