Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday took a swipe at the BJP over the cut in excise duties on petrol and diesel, saying the results of the 30 assembly and three Lok Sabha by-elections have “produced a by-product”. The government on Wednesday cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by a record Rs 5 … Read more
The relation between the Congress leadership and the party’s group of change seekers turned more bitter after a group of Congress and youth Congress workers staged a demonstration outside Kapil Sibal‘s residence and damaged his car on Wednesday after he called for course correction in the party. Several other change seekers termed the incident “command … Read more
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at the ICHR for omitting the photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru from the first digital poster to celebrate the 75th year of India’s Independence, and said the explanation given is ludicrous. He accused the member secretary of the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) of bowing to hate … Read more
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a dig at Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, saying he must raise the volume of his microphone and other union ministers must un-mute themselves. He alleged that all decisions in the government are taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it did not matter who the union minister was. … Read more
After presiding officers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha rejected demands for virtual meetings of parliamentary standing committees, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said he was disappointed with their decision as discussing the pandemic was no state or defence secret. He said public pressure should be exerted on the presiding officers of both … Read more
Senior Congress leader and former union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday questioned the Centre about how many persons between 18 and 44 years can afford to pay Rs 400 per dose of Covishield. “As anticipated, the price of Covishield vaccine has been fixed at Rs 400 for government hospitals and Rs 600 for private hospitals. … Read more
After two professors of Ashoka University resigned, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday asked what does this say of the “academic freedom” in the country and urged people to rise and resist the “imposition of one thought“. He alleged that this “BJP thought” will “wreck” India and turn it into an autocracy. “What does it … Read more
Lucknow: The Congress leadership should clear its stand on the Gupkar alliance in Jammu and Kashmir as its “double standards” will not only harm national security but will also “put the entire party in the dock”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday. The People’s Association for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which has several … Read more
After the Union government agreed to borrow Rs 1.10 lakh crore on behalf of states to meet the GST shortfall, Congress leader P Chidambaram said Friday that the Centre has taken the “correct first step” and it should now work to re-establish trust with them. “I welcomed the change of heart,” he tweeted and asked … Read more
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said the Centre’s reported proposal of giving “letter of comfort” to states to borrow money to bridge the GST compensation gap were “just words of comfort” on a piece of paper that has “no value”. He asserted that the states need “hard cash” and if they are forced … Read more