Bhagwat's latest claims revolve around the alleged smuggling of arms into Myanmar and insurgency-torn northeastern India.
Harinder Singh as his deputy last year, Bhagwat refused to accept him as his No. 2.
The defense ministry, claims Bhagwat, ordered the navy not to take action against gun-runners without permission.
The navy, says Bhagwat, seized not just large caches of arms but also heroin destined for West Asia.
So Bhagwat created military history by becoming the first chief of any of India's armed forces to be sacked.
According to Bhagwat, the three wings of the Indian military launched a joint operation in February last year to stop this smuggling.
While respect for civilian authority has always been a hallmark of the Indian military, Bhagwat's dismissal is widely seen as a major blow to morale.
The lower house is scheduled to begin debating Bhagwat's dismissal after it reconvenes on April 12, and Fernandes is likely to come under heavy fire.
These dealers, Bhagwat charged, had a vested interest in opposing the navy's plans to produce ships and related weaponry in India rather than import them.
The ministry, alleges Bhagwat, was acting under specific instructions from Fernandes.
It also wants the defence minister sacked and Admiral Bhagwat reinstated.
As Bhagwat tells it, he and the two other chiefs of the armed forces were among a handful of officials informed about the government's decision to conduct the tests.
Fernandes has not responded to the charges against him except to say that before Bhagwat became the naval chief he had tampered with the annual confidential report of a naval officer.
The three commanders, says Bhagwat, were specifically ordered not to divulge this information to Fernandes, who came to know of the impending explosions only a few hours before the rest of the world.
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