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People should understand enormity of injustice faced by those in detention
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Tuesday questioned the role of the judiciary pointing to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the politicians who are living in a locked down state for nearly 10 months and hoped that the country would "understand the enormity
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Announce a comprehensive stimulus package of atleast Rs 10 lakh cr, Chidam
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday expressed disappointment over the COVID-19 economic package and requested the Centre to announce a revised and comprehensive fiscal stimulus package of not less than Rs 10 lakh crore.
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FM's fourth tranche has no fiscal measure: P Chidambaram
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not announce any fiscal measure in her fourth tranche of the economic stimulus package, said senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday.
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Chidambaram seeks clarification from Sitharaman on funds allocated for bee
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday asked the Centre if the sum announced for bee-keeping and for animal husbandry are subsumed in the Expenditure Budget numbers or additional sums of money.
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Chidambaram raises doubts over utilisation of Rs 1,000 cr allocated by PM-
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the Rs 1,000 crore allocated by PM-CARES Fund to aid migrant workers, affected by the countrywide lockdown, will not reach them.
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They've forgotten poorest classes completely, on way to forgetting middle
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that apart from a couple of liquidity and regulatory measures, there is no fiscal support for the middle class in the announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Self-reliant economy depends on whether farmers, working-class is self-suf
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a call for building 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India), senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said that a self-reliant economy will depend on whether farmers are self-reliant and working-class are self-su
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Govt is a prisoner of its own ignorance, fears: Chidambaram
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that except for the "modest MSME package," he is disappointed with announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and alleged that the government is a prisoner of it
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PM gave us headline and blank page: Chidambaram on Rs 20 lakh crore specia
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday took a dig at the Centre over the special economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the "PM gave a headline and a blank page".
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Centre should start road, air transport as well: P Chidambaram
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Congress welcomes Centre's decision to restart operations of inter-state passenger trains, same "modest opening" should be started with road transport and air transport, said Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
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Centre should provide MSMEs wage protection assistance, credit guarantee f
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the Centre should provide two funds of Rs 1 lakh crore each for wage protection assistance and credit guarantee fund to MSME sector to help them tide over the COVID-19 cr
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Rahul Gandhi must take tuition from Chidambaram to understand difference b
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday dismissed the claim made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that Centre has waived off Rs 65,000 crore of loan defaulters, stating that he must take tuition from former Finance Minister P Chidambaram to understa
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