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State finances in dire straits, urgent assistance needed: Chidambaram at C
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday underlined that finances of states across the country are in "dire straits" amid the coronavirus lockdown, and said that they need urgent assistance.
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Sonia Gandhi forms 11-member consultative group to deliberate on 'matters
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi has constituted an-11 member consultative group chaired by former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to formulate the party's views on various issues.
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Chidambaram supports lockdown extension, questions Centre's efforts on rel
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): While extending support to the coronavirus lockdown extension, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday accused the Central government of neglecting the needs of the poor and said that "not a rupee" has been added to the economic package announced to
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We will light 'diyas' but you address economic woes : Chidambaram to PM Mo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must listen to the advice of epidemiologists and economists to tackle India's economic woes.
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Sonia forms task force to intensify response of Congress-ruled states to C
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has constituted a task force to intensify the efforts of Congress-ruled state governments to deal with the grave situation prevailing on account of COVID19 in a coordinated manner.
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P Chidambaram terms RBI's moratorium on EMIs as 'ambiguous', 'half-hearted
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram called the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) direction on the deferment of equated monthly instalments (EMIs) as "ambiguous" and "half-hearted".
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Chidambaram suggests 10-point plan for augmenting income of vulnerable cla
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Former union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday suggested a 10-point plan to augment the income of farmers, poor and vulnerable classes of the society whose earnings have taken a hit due to the lockdown imposed in the country in the wake of the coronavirus o
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Shocking that promised COVID-19 economic task force hasn't been set up: Ch
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a pot shot at the Centre and said that four days since the Prime Minister's announcement, the COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force under Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not been set up.
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Grateful that CMs understood importance of lockdown to fight COVID-19: Chi
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said that he was "grateful" that many chief ministers across the country have understood the importance of imposing a lockdown in order to fight coronavirus.
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I'm observing Janta Curfew strictly, says P Chidambaram
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday informed that he is 'strictly' observing Janta Curfew, an initiative called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express gratitude towards those who are providing relentless services in a battle against COVID-19, which ha
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PM Modi will annouce tougher social, economic measures in next few days, s
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Congress MP and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said that that Prime Minister would have 'no option but to again address the nation and announce tougher social and economic measures' to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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Chidambaram supports PM Modi's steps against coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Former union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday expressed support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call to wage a war against coronavirus.
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