P Chidambaram

PM Must Ask Trump If He Can Extradite 19 Lakh People: P Chidambaram

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 24, 2020

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register, telling him to ask visiting US President Donald Trump if it was possible to extradite as many as 19 lakh people from Assam.

Aircel-Maxis Case: Probe Agencies CBI and ED Given Time Till May 4 To Complete Investigation

India News | Thursday February 20, 2020

A Delhi court today granted time till May 4 to the CBI and Enforcement Directorate to complete probe in the Aircel-Maxis matter against former Union Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti.

P Chidambaram Slams Centre's Move To Make Crop Insurance Voluntary

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 20, 2020

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today termed as "retrograde" the decision of the Centre to make crop insurance voluntary and said there can be nothing more anti-farmer.

Karti Chidambaram Wants To Travel Abroad, Court Issues Notice To Agencies

India News | ANI | Monday February 17, 2020

A special Delhi court on Monday issued notices to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Karti Chidambaram application, who is co-accused in Aircel Maxis case along with his father P Chidambaram and others.

Sanjay Nirupam Tweets On "Confusion" In Congress Over National Population Register

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 14, 2020

In the wake of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's opposition to the NPR, the party's Maharashtra unit leader Sanjay Nirupam on Friday questioned what he called "total confusion" in the party over the contentious National Population Register.

"Wise Move": P Chidambaram Takes A Dig At Amit Shah Over J&K Detentions

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 14, 2020

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday by describing as "wise move" his claims that the Centre had no role in the detention orders passed in Kashmir.

Mass Movement If Muslims Sent To Detention Centres: P Chidambaram On CAA

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 14, 2020

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said "huge mass movement" must be held if any Muslim was sent to detention camps, in case the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is upheld by the Supreme Court.

"With Due Respect Sir..." Colleague Questions P Chidambaram Tweet On AAP

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s big win in the Delhi election has opened up a rift within the Congress, which suffered its second consecutive duck in the capital. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who posted a tweet "saluting" the people of Delhi for defeating the BJP, was called out by his own party spokesperson, Sharmistha Mukherjee.

"Bluff, Bluster Lost," P Chidambaram Taunts BJP After Delhi Poll Results

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday taunted the BJP over its defeat in the Delhi assembly elections saying Aam Aadmi Party won and the "bluff and bluster" lost. He said the people of Delhi have defeated the polarising and divisive agenda of the saffron party.

"Didn't Hide," Says Nirmala Sitharaman On Data-Fudging Allegations In Rajya Sabha

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 11, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that while the current government has been transparent in declaring extra-budgetary expenses, the previous UPA regime chose to keep its books clean by pushing its liabilities from oil subsidies to the state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs).

"Not Repeating UPA's Mistakes ": Nirmala Sitharaman Attacks P Chidambaram

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 11, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit back at former minister P Chidambaram for his ''incompetent doctors'' attending to economy remark, saying there was nothing to learn from the people who gave the mountain of NPAs along with twin balance sheet crisis.

"Not Familiar With Numbers...": P Chidambaram Slams Finance Minister

India News | ANI | Tuesday February 11, 2020

Hitting out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for declining to answer Congress leader Anand Sharma's question on Budget 2020 in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday claimed that the Union Minister was not familiar with the numbers that were presented by her only 10 days ago.

P Chidambaram Takes Jibe At Centre On Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Dossiers

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 11, 2020

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday took a dig at the dossiers prepared by the Jammu and Kashmir police for applying the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) against Jammu and Kashmir politicians Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, saying whoever drafted those documents deserved to be sacked and sent to law school.

BJP "Must Own Up" To Judgement Of Top Court On Reservation: P Chidambaram

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 10, 2020

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said the government and the BJP must spell out corrective measures if they do not agree with the Supreme Court judgement on reservation not being mandatory as they cannot distance themselves from it.

Economy Being Attended By "Very Incompetent Doctors", Says P Chidambaram

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 10, 2020

Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday tore into the Modi government's handling of the economy, saying it was close to collapse and has been attended by "very incompetent doctors."