Speaking on the Cauvery river water release dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Congress MP P Chidambaram said that both states have to act on the Commission's decision.
P Chidambaram questioned the alleged house arrest of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on the anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and claimed that freedom is "most severely" suppressed in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday made it clear that it attend the Opposition parties meeting that will be held in Bengaluru. The second edition of the opposition parties' meeting will focus on chalking out a joint strategy to take on the BJP unitedly in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP's spin that the Rs 2000 notes are being withdrawn to unearth black money stands demolished. Ordinary people do not have Rs 2000 notes, said P Chidambaram.
P Chidambaram on Rs 2,000 note: Chidambaram said that he expected the Government of India to reintroduce the Rs 1,000 currency note in the market and added that withdrawing Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes were a grave mistake and not accepted by the people of the country.
Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: "The SC must put an end to this daily abuse of the law. The sooner the better. Bless the trial courts that push back against the abuse of the law and uphold liberty," said Chidambaram.
Budget 2023: "People from poor section of India are friends and well wishers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is a futuristic budget of developed India, " said Smriti Irani today.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had accused then Congress government of implementing half-baked reforms where the economy was not opened in the right way but as per the strictures imposed by the IMF.
What India has achieved in the last 75 years is indeed impressive, but reaching essential services to all parts of India is always a "work in progress", Chidambaram said.
Congress protest: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, KC Venugopal and Mallikarjun Kharge were among those detained by the Delhi Police for not following police directions for the maintenance of law and order in the national capital.
Chidambaram, who along with party colleagues participated in a protest march as Rahul Gandhi appeared before the ED, said three big, burly policemen crashed into him and he was lucky to get away with a "suspected hairline crack".
Chidambaram also said every effort should be made and will be made to forge unity among the Opposition parties in the upcoming presidential polls.
Apart from the three Congress leaders including Vivek Tankha (Madhya Pradesh), P Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu) and Jairam Ramesh (Karnataka), the remaining candidates have not been given tickets from their home states for Rajya Sabha elections.
Amid the blame-game between the Centre and Opposition over the intention of reducing the fuel prices, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman put some facts before the people saying criticism/appraisal can benefit from having them before us.
Petrol price on Sunday was slashed by Rs 8.69 a litre and that of diesel by Rs 7.05 per litre following the government's decision to cut excise duty on auto fuels, giving relief to consumers battered by high fuel prices that had pushed inflation to a record high.
Sources say Sibal may get the support of Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh like the last time. He may get the excess votes of SP and its allies.
The maximum number of seats fall in Uttar Pradesh i.e 11, and followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu with 6 seats each.
P Chidambaram was present in the Calcutta high court in connection with a legal matter. The protesting lawyers shouted slogans and showed black robes to him.
Various states continued to reel under power shortages on Apr 29 with soaring mercury pushing the demand higher, as opposition parties blamed the Centre for coal shortages at thermal plants.
“We are confident that the people of Goa have given us a clear, simple majority. I am more confident today than I was, say last week because I have spoken to every candidate,” said Chidambaram.
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