Tag: P Chidambaram
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PM gave us headline and blank page: P Chidambaram on centre’s stimulus package
'The first thing we will look for is what the poor, hungry and devastated migrant workers can expect after they have walked hundreds of kilometres to their home states,' said the Congress leader.
May 13, 2020 -
‘Govts should give money to people in times of distress, not squeeze, take from them’: Chidambaram
Chidambaram's remarks come on the heels of the Central government raising the excise duty on petrol and diesel by a historically high margin to raise revenue that has been severely impacted by the Coronavirus induced lockdown.
May 6, 2020 -
‘Act promptly, resolve situation’: Chidambaram to govt after Franklin Templeton shuts 6 debt schemes
His remarks came two days after hit hardly by the Coronavirus pandemic, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund had closed down six of its debt schemes in India effective April 23, citing lack of liquidity in the debt market and unprecedented redemptions in these yield-oriented schemes.
April 25, 2020 -
‘India enters crucial two-week period today’: Chidambaram on Coronavirus pandemic
P Chidambaram has been one among the many opposition leaders who have raised alarm over the rising number number of Coronavirus cases in the country and had called called for a complete lockdown to prevent the spread of the disease.
April 6, 2020 -
‘Time to focus on saving people’s lives, not GDP’: Chidambaram on slashed PPF, small savings rate amid lockdown
The former finance minister said in times of acute distress and uncertainty about income, people depend on the interest income on their savings.
April 1, 2020 -
‘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