The recusal adds a new turn to the legal challenge against the CBI FIR, with Chidambaram questioning procedure, evidence, and intent behind the investigation.
Since the office at Subramaniyapuram locality in the town remained locked at night, none was injured and the building did not suffer any major damage, police added.
He, however, backed Rahul’s leadership and defended the Nehru-Gandhi family’s hold over the Congress, asserting that every political party, barring a few, is run by families.
The court has charged Karti P Chidambaram for Criminal Conspiracy and for the offence of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act. The court has also charged Chartered Accountant (CA) Bhaskar Raman in the matter.
The tribunal, comprising members Balesh Kumar and Rajesh Malhotra, ruled against Chidambaram, who had challenged a March 29, 2019 order that had confirmed a provisional attachment made by the federal agency in 2018.
Meanwhile, in an unprecedented plea, Chidambaram had on Thursday offered in the Supreme Court to remain in CBI custody till September 2 in the case.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will pronounce its order on September 5 on the anticipatory bail plea of Chidambaram in a case being probed by ED in INX Media scam.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has granted interim protection to senior Congress leader P Chidambaram from arrest by the Enforcement Directorate till Thursday morning in connection with the INX Media case.
In a dramatic turn of events, senior Congress leader was arrested by the CBI on August 21 as the agency officials scaled the walls of his Jor Bagh residence in Delhi, minutes after his press conference at the party headquarters.
P Chidambaram was arrested late on Wednesday night after the Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected his pre-arrest bail.
