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P Chidambaram Slams Government Over Its Stand On Farmers' Protest

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 28, 2021

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the government over the ongoing farmers'' protest, saying the reward to the farm sector for growing at 3.9 per cent in a recession year is to treat the protesting farmers as if they are enemies of the state.

"PM Travels To Kerala, Assam But...": P Chidambaram On Farmers' Protest

India News | ANI | Saturday February 27, 2021

Criticising the Centre over its stand on the ongoing farmer protest, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that the reward to the farm sector for growing at 3.9 per cent in a recession year is to treat the protesting farmers as if they are enemies of the state.

Does Modi Government Still Believe Farm Laws Are Popular: P Chidambaram After Punjab Win

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 18, 2021

After the Congress's victory in Punjab municipal elections, senior party leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday asked whether the Modi government still believed that farm laws are popular and only a small section of farmers of Punjab are protesting against them.

P Chidambaram's 2009 Lok Sabha Election Win Holds, Says Madras High Court

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday February 16, 2021

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's victory from Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga constituency in the 2009 national election holds, the Madras High Court said today, cancelling a petition which challenged the former Union Minister's Lok Sabha election win.

"Completely Atrocious": Activist Disha Ravi's Arrest Triggers Outrage

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday February 14, 2021

The arrest of a 22-year-old climate activist from Bengaluru, Disha Ravi, sparked widespread outrage on Sunday, with politicians, academics, activists, authors and poets among those condemning the police action over a guide to the anti-government farmer protests that was tweeted by environmentalist Greta Thunberg.

P Chidambaram's Speech On Union Budget Only "Verbose": Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 13, 2021

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday hit out at senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram, saying that his speech in Rajya Sabha was only "verbose" as he had nothing meaningful to say about the Budget.

Budget 2021-22 Reflects Dismal State Of India's Economy: Opposition In Rajya Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 12, 2021

Opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday termed the union budget for 2021-22 as one "for the rich and by the rich" that reflected a "painful story" of the country and bankruptcy of its economy.

P Chidambaram Slams Budget As "For The Rich, Of The Rich, By The Rich"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 11, 2021

The Congress tore into the government in the Rajya Sabha today for presenting a "disappointing" budget, with former Finance Minister P Chidambaram describing it as a "budget for the rich, of the rich and by the rich" that is meant for only "one per cent of India's population that controls 73 per cent of the country's wealth".

Congress's P Chidambaram Slams Centre For "Incompetent Economic Mismanagement"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 11, 2021

Congress leader P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha today that the government has failed to stimulate demand for growth in the country and the GDP will go back to the figures of three years ago because of "incompetent economic mismanagement".

Rahul Gandhi's Twist To PM's "Andolanjeevi" Taunt In Parliament

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday February 10, 2021

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has joined the exchange of "andolanjeevi" jibes over the protest by farmers against the three new farm laws. A word used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi two days ago in parliament that could be seen as referring to people who often participate in mass mobilisation, "andolanjeevi" was also picked up by Congress leader P Chid...

"Proud Andolanjeevi": P Chidambaram, Others Give PM Jibe Life Of Its Own

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday February 10, 2021

Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today sought to wear "Andolanjeevi", a term pejoratively used in Parliament two days ago, as a compliment. Purportedly aimed at those irresistibly drawn to mass agitations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had used it on Monday in the context of the ongoing farmers' protest against his gov...

"Full Faith In Judiciary": Comic Munawar Faruqui Walks Out Of Indore Jail

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday February 7, 2021

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was released on Saturday from a jail in Madhya Pradesh, where he was held for more than a month after his alleged "filthy and indecent jokes" about Hindu Gods and Goddesses, as well as Home Minister Amit Shah. Hours before he was released, the authorities of Indore jail, where he was held, said they were yet to rec...

"Travesty Of Truth": P Chidambaram On Foreign Ministry's Farm Laws Remark

India News | ANI | Thursday February 4, 2021

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday contested the statement of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that the farm laws were passed in Parliament after a full debate and called the statement 'a travesty of the truth'.

Centre "Bleeding Dry" Public Sector Banks: P Chidambaram Rips Into Budget

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday February 1, 2021

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram criticised the 2021 budget today on several counts, including special outlays for election-bound states and the measures announced for the Public Sector Banks or PSBs. "The intent of the government is clear -- to let the PSBs bleed slowly so that they can be privatized," he said.

Union Budget 2021: Increase In Healthcare, Defence Expenditure Non-Negotiable: P Chidambaram

India News | ANI | Monday February 1, 2021

Ahead of the keenly awaited Union Budget 2021, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday asked the people of the country to watch out for an increase in healthcare and defence expenditure.