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 74-year-old Congress leader has been in Tihar jail since September 5 in connection with the INX Media case.
The Delhi High Court had on Monday once again rejected the bail application of Chidambaram in the INX Media case on the ground that the Congress leader might influence witnesses.
Justice Suresh Kumar Kait rejected CBI’s argument that Chidambaram is a flight risk as a Look Out Circular (LOC) is issued against him, or he might temper with evidence.
His remarks come days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the Howdy Modi event in the US, had said the country's various languages are an important identity of its liberal and democratic society.
The government had already sanctioned the prosecution of former finance minister P Chidambaram in February this year, the officials said.