Speak about ‘Chinese occupation’ not what happened 50 yrs ago: Chidambaram on PM’s Katchatheevu Island attack
The Congress leader claimed that China has occupied 2,000 sq km of Indian territory.
The Congress leader claimed that China has occupied 2,000 sq km of Indian territory.
Speaking to the media he wondered, “Is he (Rao) extending an olive branch to the Congress or the BJP? Let him clarify. We ran two successful coalition governments in Delhi from 2004-2009 and then again in 2009-14.”
In a post on X, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya said, “You were the Home Minister when former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s office was bugged. Does this ring a bell, Mr Chidambaram?”
Responding to Chidambaram's remarks, BJP's Malviya reminded him of an infamous incident of then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's office being bugged.
Remarks from the Congress leader came after Kumaraswamy met Shah and Nadda in the national capital.
The opposition had accused Sitharaman of being ''elitist'' and unsympathetic towards people facing a spike in onion prices in recent months.
Chidambaram also expressed his concern about the political leaders in Kashmir 'who have been detained without charges' post the revocation of Article 370.
On Wednesday evening at around 8 pm, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram walked out of the Tihar jail and met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence.
Several party leaders welcomed the SC order granting bail to Chidambaram, with his lawyer and Congress colleague Abhishek Manu Singhvi describing the ruling as 'excellent light after a rather long tunnel'.
After spending 105 days in Tihar jail, the apex court on Wednesday granted Chidambaram bail in the INX Media money laundering case, registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).