Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that the fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is "hopelessly inadequate" given the gravity of the economic crisis as it amounts to only Rs 1.86 crore, which is 0.91 per cent of the GDP. The party sought a revised and comprehensive package of 10 per cent of the GDP.
Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on May 13 said there is "nothing" for poor and hungry migrant workers on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcements detailing COVID-19 stimulus package.
Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and elaborated by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a massive financial package to revive, reform and make the country self-reliant, while at the same time welcoming foreign capital and strengthening of supply chains, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said his reaction to the move is "a blank as yesterday PM gave us a headline and a blank page".
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, suggested Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to take tuition from P Chidambaram to understand the difference between writing off and waiving off loans after the former Congress chief accus
Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has slammed the government for reducing the interest rates on small savings and PPF and said it may be "technically correct but it's wrong time" as the country is amid lockdown due to fear of Covid-19 and people have no way of income.
In a series of tweets, Chidambaram said since ICMR's random sample testing has revealed that there is no community transmission of coronavirus (Stage 3) so far, this is the moment to announce a temporary lockdown and contain the disease at Stage 2.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on March 18 asked the parliamentarians in Rajya Sabha to remove the face masks which they were wearing during the session due to Coronavirus scare in the country.
Thermal screening of visitors is being conducted at Supreme Court of India and Parliament.
Yes Bank Crisis: Former Union Finance Minister and veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram lashed out at the government and Reserve Bank of India over Yes Bank crisis. He addressed media on Saturday and questioned RBI's action in preceding years.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram hit out at the government on Friday, saying its "ability to govern and regulate financial institutions stands exposed".
Congress leader P Chidambaram said that imposition of moratorium on Yes Bank shows complete "regulatory failure" by the government.
Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has hit out at the Centre over Yes Bank crisis accusing the government of a complete regulatory failure. Chidambaram's statement has come after Yes Bank was put under moratorium and depositors withdrawal limit was capped at Rs 50,000.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the Delhi government for its sanction to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the Kejriwal dispensation is "no less ill-informed than the Centre" in its understanding of the sedition law.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday described the violence in Delhi as a colossal failure of Delhi Police. He criticised the Delhi Police and the Centre in a series of tweets for failing to control the law and order situation.
Condemning the violence in Delhi, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said people are paying the price for putting in power "insensitive and shortsighted" leaders. He said the amendment to the CAA should be abandoned forthwith and the government should listen to the voices of the anti-CAA protesters by keeping the CAA in abeyance till the Supreme Court gave its verdict.
"U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he will ask questions about the CAA even before his arrival. If six to 10 lakh people are going to be affected, will the visiting leader go without posing questions?" Congress leader P Chidambaram asked
A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed Congress lawmaker Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad. Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar allowed him to travel to the UK and France.
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram to travel to the UK and France to attend a tennis tournament, asking him to deposit Rs 10 crore with the registry.
Scindia’s remarks come a two days after senior party leader P Chidambaram celebrated the victory of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), writing on Twitter that the voters of the national capital had set an example for people from other poll-bound states
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