“The detention camps were set-up under the Foreigners Act and not in the context of the Citizenship Amendment Act or the National Register of Citizens," the senior Congress leader said
"The German is reminding us of a dark chapter in the world's history so that we may not repeat that in India. The student deserves our gratitude. Where is the Director of IIT? Where is the Chairman? Let us hear from both of them," Chidambaram said on Twitter
DMK chief MK Stalin has been booked for taking out protest rally against CAA in Chennai.
Chidambaram and the two bureaucrats, K P Krishnan and Ramesh Abhishek, failed to file their affidavits within the eight-week period granted by the court earlier, said 63 moons' counsel Vishwanathan Iyer.
The Shiv Sena not voting in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a welcome development and the Congress is happy about it, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday said that the government was ramming through the Citizenship Amendment Bill to advance its Hindutva agenda.
If anybody had thought that I will fall, I will never fall as the Congress party and the Indian people's thirst for freedom are behind me...it is going to be a fight continuously," he told reporters here on his arrival from Delhi.
The Congress leader was in the city to take part in the party's poll campaign. "This election in Jharkhand will mark an important turning point -- the BJP on the one side and the secular- progressive parties on the other. Eighty-one members will run the state and I appeal to the people of Jharkhand to remain focused on who will be these 81 people," he said. Urging the people of the state to vote for the opposition alliance, he said the Congress has dented the BJP in Haryana and denied it power in Maharashtra.
In a tweet, Karti Chidambaram said, "Rape is a heinous crime. It must be dealt with strictly under the provisions of law. While I hold no brief for the alleged perpetrators of this dastardly act, "encounter" killings are a blot to our system."
"As I stepped out and breathed the air of freedom at 8 pm yesterday, my first thought and prayers were for the 75 lakh people of the Kashmir Valley, who have been denied their basic freedoms since August 4," he said, referring to the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into Union territories.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, P Chidambaram violated the conditions imposed on him by the court on the very first day after getting bail. he himself is giving a self-certification that he is innocent.
Speaking at a press conference later, Chidambaram said that his comments on the finance minister was not "sarcastic".
In a first press conference after his release from the Tihar jail, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday ripped into the government on the state of the economy and said the problem lies in the government's assumption that problems faced by the economy are cyclical.
Chidambaram was arrested on August 21 by the CBI in connection with a probe into granting the Foreign Exchange Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to the INX Media, now known as 9X News, when he was Finance Minister.
Former Union Minister P Chidambaram is a free bird, at least for now. He walked out of Tihar jail Wednesday night after securing bail in the INX-Media corruption case. The Congress stalwart met party president Sonia Gandhi and said that he would address a press conference on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Gandhi, Chidambaram said, "I am happy that Supreme Court has passed an order granting bail and I am happy that I have stepped out and breathing the air of freedom after 106 days."
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was restrained by the Supreme Court on Wednesday from either giving any press interviews or making public comments regarding him or other co-accused in the INX Media money laundering case.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's wife Nalini on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's order granting him bail in the INX Media money laundering case and said he will attend Parliament's winter session. He is likely to be released from the Tihar Jail in the evening, she told PTI over phone.
INX Media case: The top court observed that Chidambaram should not tamper with the evidence and not influence the witnesses. He should also not give press interviews or make public statements in connection with this case.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Finance Minister & Congress leader P Chidambaram in INX Media money laundering case, registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Granting bail Justice Bopanna said that Chidambaram cannot leave the country without permission.
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