New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Expressing his reservations over engaging the defence forces in a political slugfest, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said that the Army should not be involved in politics.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with ANI, Gen Dwivedi said, "I think the political answer has been given by Raksha Mantri ji (Rajnath Singh) in form of Tweet and the Defence Ministry has given description which has been given out. But things which I learned - it is important that I must make an endeavour that Army should not be involved in politics."

He was asked to comment on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks in Parliament that the Chief of Army Staff has already stated that China has done incursion into Indian territory....