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NEW DELHI: Initiating a discussion on Budget 2026-27 in the Rajya Sabha on Monday Congress’ P Chidambaram attacked govt for cutting capital expenditure in 2025-26.“This is a forgettable budget… which has been prepared by a finance minister who forgot the promises made by her in this House last year,” the former finance minister said.Chidambaram pointed…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP P Chidambaram on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Centre’s move to replace the MGNREGA, calling the removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the scheme the “second killing of Mahatma Gandhi.”Addressing a press conference in Chennai, Chidambaram said the Congress would continue to oppose the new law until the earlier employment…
Giriraj Singh (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday hit out at Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram over his “homegrown terrorists” remarks, accusing him of speaking in favour of extremists.Union minister Giriraj Singh said that Chidambaram’s comments amounted to “supporting terrorists”. “He is supporting terrorists. Chhi, chhi (disgusting),”…
P Chidambaram (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Former home minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday slammed the Centre over its “discreet silence” on what he described as the growing threat of homegrown terrorism.His statement comes two days after the Delhi bomb blast near Lal Quila Metro station that killed 12 people and injured…
In a rare intervention in civic affairs, Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has offered to fund repairs of Bengaluru’s notoriously battered roads. NEW DELHI: In a rare intervention in civic affairs, Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has offered to fund repairs of Bengaluru’s notoriously battered roads. Congress MP P Chidambaram welcomed Shaw’s proposal but cautioned that the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday reflected on one of India’s most debated chapters — Operation Blue Star — calling it “the wrong way” to reclaim the Golden Temple and saying that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi “paid with her life” for that decision.Speaking at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival 2025, Chidambaram said…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Raashid Alvi on Wednesday slammed his colleague P Chidambaram after he said that India decided not to retaliate against Pakistan after 26/11 Mumbai attacks due to pressure from the United States.Alvi questioned why Chidamabaram is making such a claim after 16 years and said that such remarks will only benefit…
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday launched a major onslaught on Congress over former Union minister P Chidambaram’s statement that foreign pressure restrained the Manmohan Singh govt from retaliating against Pakistan after the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, saying the country has “paid a heavy price” for sins committed by Congress.BJP’s…
P Chidambaram (left), Pralhad Joshi (ANI) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party launched a sharp attack on former Union home minister P Chidambaram over his recent remarks on the UPA government’s decision not to retaliate militarily against Pakistan following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, accusing the Congress of “mishandling” the situation under foreign pressure.Reacting to…
