The Congress leader said the government had claimed that its "fiscal math is correct" and "boasts" that it had given up Rs 70,000 crore of borrowing for 2018-19.
He said it was the duty of the Congress to caution the people that the BJP was taking the country "on a path of conflict and economic disaster".
e also alleged that the government as picked the central bank's board with handpicked nominees, and was making every attempt to push through its proposals at the RBI board meeting on November 19.
Appearing for the CBI and ED, Additional Solicitor General Tusshar Mehta told CBI Special Judge O P Saini that Chidambaram was not cooperating with the agencies.
Chidambaram had filed the plea for protection from arrest in the ED case on May 30 this year after which he got relief from the court on various occasions.
Earlier the Delhi High Court had extended Chidambaram's interim protection from arrest in the INX Media money laundering case till October 25.
The former Union finance minister said the question of prime ministership was not an issue at all for the Congress party.
Reacting to the order, Karti tweeted, "A bizarre and outlandish provisional attachment order which is not based on law of facts but on crazy conjectures. This is meant only to grab headlines".
Special CBI Judge O P Saini put up the matter for November 1 after the counsel appearing for agencies sought an adjournment in the matter.
This is the fourth time the senior Congress leader is being questioned in the probe. He was last grilled for about six hours on August 24.
The Congress leader in an application levied allegations that the CBI only wanted media trial and was not interested in a fair probe.
The Aircel-Maxis cases pertains to grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to firm M/S Global Communication Holding Services Ltd in 2006 for investment in Aircel.
"Truth has triumphed. The back series calculation of GDP has proved that the best years of economic growth were the UPA years 2004-2014," Chidambaram said in a tweet.
"There was a time when all that the Congress had to do was to mention the name of Jawaharlal Nehru or Indira Gandhi and then millions of people would simply come to the booth and vote," Chidambaram said.
Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said the government is misusing its power and authority as well as the agencies.
The former finance minister's comments came a day after a Delhi court extended the protection from arrest granted to P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the case till August 7.
Chidambaram had moved the court on May 30, seeking protection from arrest in the money laundering case.
The finger of suspicion pointed at some persons working in the residence of the former Finance Minister, who has police security for his house, an official said.
The interim protection which was earlier granted till Tuesday has now been extended by a month by Justice AK Pathak.
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