COVID-led deaths under-reported in Gujarat, alleges P Chidambaram
India | Apr 19, 2021, 09:00 AM ISTCongress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday alleged that Covid-caused deaths are being under-reported in Gujarat.
Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday alleged that Covid-caused deaths are being under-reported in Gujarat.
His remarks came after Modi chaired a COVID-19 review meeting with government officials on Saturday, amid a big surge in infection cases in the country, with over 2 lakh cases being reported everyday for the past four days.
A Delhi Court has granted exemption from personal appearance to P Chidambaram and his son Karti for the day in the INX Media case.
Former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that it has shown its real face in the West Bengal manifesto.
Slamming the government for proposing the amendments to the Act, Chidambaram said the proposed amendments are "retrograde, anti-democratic and an insult to the people of Delhi".
Karti Chidambaram is facing several criminal cases related to the Aircel-Maxis deal and the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to the INX Media for receiving foreign funds of Rs 305 crore when his father, P Chidambaram, was the Union finance minister.
This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Monday said a new community has come up in the country -- andolan jivi -- who can be spotted in every protest and are parasite for the nation.
BJP MP Tapir Gao has claimed that China has built a 100-house village in the "disputed area" deep into the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
The case relates to alleged irregularities in the grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board approval in the Aircel-Maxis deal. The approval was granted in 2006 when P. Chidambaram was the Union Finance Minister.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has now said that the party doesn't have 'organisational presence on the ground or has weakened considerably'. He said that Bihar elections result proved that even smaller parties like CPI(ML)L and AIMIM could deliver if they are strong organisationally.
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Congress leader Kari Chidambaram said that questions are raised over EVMs by political parties when the results don’t go in their favour.
Invoking US democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, former Union Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday asked voters in Bihar to "choose hope over fear and truth over lies."
Taking a jibe at the advertisement released by the Centre defending the Farm Bills, former Finance Minister P.Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the farmers need many thousand markets all over the country and not just one.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. Taking to Twitter, the son of former finance minister P Chidambaram said his symptoms are mild and he has gone into self-isolation on medical advise.
Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed CBI's review petition challenging former Union Minister P. Chidambaram's bail in INX Media case.
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said on Twitter: "I had tweeted a few days ago that the day is not far off when the Congress' suggestions will be accepted by the government. A stubborn government has no choice and must listen to experience and wise counsel."
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 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".
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.
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