Tag: P Chidambaram

‘Back to villages in crowded buses has dented purpose of lockdown’: Chidambaram on mass exodus

The reaction came as the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday sent hundreds of buses to evacuate the migrant workers from the state who have been stranded in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).

March 28, 2020

Will be disappointed if PM doesn’t announce lockdown: Chidambaram as Coronavirus spreads

Chidambaram further questioned why the Government was refusing to 'take the logical step of a lockdown'.

March 19, 2020

Chidambaram slams BJP govt over YES Bank crisis, terms RBI resolution plan ‘bizarre’

Laying down the restructuring scheme for Yes Bank, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had on Friday countered criticism by the opposition, saying that the crisis originated under the watch of Congress-led UPA government.

March 7, 2020

Enforcement Directorate, CBI file status report of Aircel-Maxis case probe

The CBI and the ED had alleged that former finance minister P Chidambaram during the United Progressive Alliance regime, granted approval to the deal beyond his capacity benefitting certain persons, and received kickbacks.

February 14, 2020

P Chidambaram suggests mass movement if Muslims sent to detention centres

The former Home Minister said that Congress believes the CAA must be repealed and there should be a political struggle so that the National Population Register (NPR) is pushed beyond 2024.

February 14, 2020

‘Detention without charges worst abomination in democracy’: Chidambaram on PSA against J-K leaders

Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti who were under preventive detention for the past six month, were on Thursday night booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) without charges, barely hours before their arrest was to come to an end.

February 7, 2020

I only hope your parents don’t reduce your pocket money: Chidambaram at SRCC economic summit

Speaking at Shri Ram Economic Summit organised by the economics department of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), the Rajya Sabha MP said that ordinarily, the explanation for the failing economy should have come from the government.

February 5, 2020

‘Incomprehensible’: Chidambaram questions Delhi top cop’s term extension on day of Jamia firing

The Election Commission on Thursday approved the extension of Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik’s tenure by one month ahead of the Assembly elections in Delhi due on February 8.

January 31, 2020

Those who despise Mahatma Gandhi want to ‘get rid of Shaheen Bagh’: Chidambaram hits out at Amit Shah

The protestors at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi have been sitting-in for over a month now, demanding to rollback the Citizenship Amendment Act.

January 27, 2020

‘Real tukde tukde gang’: Chidambaram accuses BJP of ‘eroding’ democracy

His remarks came a day after India fell 10 notches to settle at the 51st rank out of 167 countries on the Democracy Index 2019.

January 24, 2020

‘Prepare for attack on IMF, Gita Gopinath’: Chidambaram jibes at govt over growth rate

The IMF has slashed India's growth rate to 4.8 per cent for the current fiscal year which was expected to rise to 5.8 per cent in 2020.

January 21, 2020

NPR is nothing but NRC in disguise, says Chidambaram

Addressing a Press conference, at Bidhan Bhavan, the state Congress headquarters, Mr Chidambaram said that NPR is “nothing but NRC in disguise”.

January 19, 2020

Supreme Court allows Congress MP Karti Chidambaram to withdraw Rs 20 crore deposit

The top court in January and May 2019 had granted Karti Chidambaram permission to travel to foreign countries after depositing Rs 10 crore each respectively with the registry.

January 17, 2020

Amid CAA protests, P Chidambaram suggests PM Modi to ‘select 5 critics, hold televised Q-A session’

Hoping that the Prime Minister would respond favourably to his suggestion, the veteran leader took to Twitter and wrote, 'PM says that CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) is meant to give citizenship, not take it away. Many of us believe that CAA (in conjunction with NPR or NRC) will declare many persons as 'non-citizens' and take away citizenship.'

January 13, 2020

‘We Indians are innocent, believe govt’s claims: P Chidambaram

Claims like all villages having been electrified in the country and toilets built for 99 per cent of families in India were being believed, he said.

January 11, 2020

‘VC should follow his own advice and leave JNU’: P Chidambaram

Earlier, Chidambaram on Monday demanded the identification and arrest of perpetrators of violence at JNU within 24 hours and be brought to justice.

January 8, 2020

‘Identify, arrest perpetrators of JNU violence within 24 hours’: Chidambaram

Chidambaram, on behalf of the Congress party, also demanded that accountability on officers be fixed and action taken immediately.

January 6, 2020