The ED has sought 14 day custodial interrogation of the 74-year old senior Congress leader
Chidambaram asked J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to severe all ties with the BJP
Sibal, appearing for former finance minister, claims Delhi HC judgement copied 'word-by-word' from note given ED
CBI cites holes in 2007 FIPB nod to INX Media and its then directors, Indrani and Peter Mukherjea
The Congress dubbed CBI raids on premises related to Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, as political witch hunt by the Modi government and said it won't be cowed down by such pressure tactics of the ruling BJP. "Revenge has become the DNA of the BJP. Central agencies like CBI and ED have become a puppet in the hands of the centre," Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said responding to the CBI raids at 14 places in Chennai, Delhi, Gurugram and Mumbai.The raids followed an FIR which mentions Karti as an accused in grant of foreign investment in 2007 to a company INX Media owned by former media baron Pater Mukherjee and his wife Indrani. CBI claims Karti's firm received Rs 10 lakh as kickbacks from INX Media which obtained FIPB clearance for funds worth Rs 4.62 crore but got Rs 305 crore. Both Peter and Indrani had left INX Media in 2009. The CBI further alleges that Karti received around Rs 3.5 crore through payments in companies like Chess ...
Chidambaram's house was raided on Tue over suspected irregularities during his tenure as minister
FIPB clearance was given to Mumbai-based INX Media (now called 9X Media) when Chidambaram was FM
Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister Chidambaram was arrested last night amid high drama by the CBI and he spent the night at a agency guest house
The CBI is searching 16 premises of Chidambaram and his family
Chidambaram alleged that the Modi govt was trying to muzzle his voice
Anti-profiteering provision in the new law will be an instrument of harassment, says Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today hit out at BJP for its resolution supporting implementation of GST and demonetisation, saying it was "utter contempt of public opinion". "BJP national executive supported implementation of GST. They should talk to traders & businessmen in their own party," he said in a tweet. Chidambaram also said the BJP national executive's support to demonetisation is "utter contempt of public opinion". In its national executive, the BJP adopted a six-point agenda, including one on praising the roll out of the GST which led to "one nation, one tax". It claimed the NDA government had "delivered" on its promise on corruption and black money, adding that demonetisation, a move which invited sharp criticism from opposition, "broke the backbone of black market as well as the black money hoarders".
Congress VP says the govt is looking for a mathematics teacher, one should apply to the PMO soon
Chidambaram, 73, will be in judicial custody while he is kept in prison till September 19
Swamy pointed out that he had written a letter on March 20, 2017 as well
Subramanian Swamy called the Chidambaram family 'a family of crooks'
Chidambaram was reacting to the Economic Survey-II 2016-17
He also raised his hand to show five fingers as the CBI took him away in custody
Taking a dig at govt, Chidambaram said, 'Everything in this country is a surgical strike'
Congress leader P Chidambaram today criticised the bullet train project, saying it will be a demonetisation-like move "which will kill everything else", and suggested that the money should instead be spent on improving rail safety. The former finance minister's comments come a day after a stampede on a footbridge connecting Mumbai's suburban railway stations of Parel and Elphinstone claimed 22 lives. The bullet train project, linking Mumbai and Ahmedabad, is not for ordinary people but an "ego trip for the high and mighty", he alleged. Chidambaram also suggested that Railway Minister Piyush Goyal should instead use the Rs one lakh crore meant for the project for ensuring railway safety in the country. "Bullet train will be like demonetisation. It will kill everything else including safety. "Railway Minister may take pledge on day after. Rs one lakh crore for rail safety, track upgrading, signalling & not for bullet train," he said on Twitter. Prime Minister Narendra