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Demonetisation is a "thoughtless move", no one has good word for
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): Hitting out at the Centre's demonetisation move, senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said the note ban is a "thoughtless move" and no one has a good word for it.
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Chidamabaram dubs demonetisation as biggest scam of the year, calls for pr
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): Dubbing the Centre's demonetisation move as "the biggest scam of the year", Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday called for an investigation of the note ban.
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If there's no shortage, why banks not exchanging notes today, asks Ch
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 19 (ANI): As banks has decided to serve only their respective customers and not to exchange the old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from customers of other banks, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday sought to know if learned Attorney General (AG) is correct t
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Chidambaram lauds fight against black money, downplays terror financing as
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Nov. 9 (ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led NDA regime highlighting the terror financing aspect post the decision to scrap Rs. 500 and 1,000 notes is an exaggeration as comparatively small proportion of money is used in terror activit
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Subramanian Swamy blames ex-finance minister Chidambaram for 'fake cu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 9 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday blamed former finance minister P. Chidambram for his carelessness allegedly by giving contract for printing notes to a British company which was also printing currency for Pakistan.
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Kashmir Valley schools should be re-opened without delay: Yashwant Sinha
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.5 (ANI): Condemning the burning of schools in the Kashmir Valley, former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday said these institutions should be repaired and re-opened without further delay.
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Pain of Kashmiris must be understood to deliver relief, says Yashwant Sinh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former finance minister Yashwant Singh, who is leading a five-member team to Srinagar for talks with a cross section of society, including separatist leaders, said on Wednesday that there is a need
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Saradha scam: ED summons former FM Chidambaram's wife
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former finance minister P. Chidambaram in connection with the Saradha scam.
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Congress never opposed to the idea of GST: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 3 (ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the Congress was never opposed to the idea of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), adding the grand old party did not support it as there were too many flaws in the earlier bill.
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