Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday criticised the Union Budget 2026-27, questioned the status of announcements made in the previous year's budget, and alleged that the promises made in this year's budget will never be fulfilled.
A single-judge bench of Justice Manoj Jain also issued notice on Chidambaram's application seeking a stay of further proceedings. The petition assails the trial court's order dated December 23, 2025, by which Chidambaram was directed to face trial.
Chidambaram stated that the government had made the process of selecting Padma Awardees easier by prioritising individuals from states where elections are due. He contrasted this with the proposed "One Nation, One Election" model, suggesting that such a system would have complicated the a
The trial court had framed charges of conspiracy and corruption against him. Justice Girish Kathpalia on Friday recused himself from hearing a revision petition moved by MP Karti Chidambaram against the charges framed against him.
The Delhi High Court judge Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani recused himself from hearing of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram's Plea against the framing of charges in the Chinese Visa scam CBI case. The trial court had framed charges of conspiracy and corruption against him.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has moved to the Delhi High Court against the framing of charges in the Chinese Visa scam Case. The trial court had framed charges of conspiracy and corruption against him.
Speaking to ANI, Chidambaram said that One Nation One Election is not in accordance with parliamentary democracy, as it effectively mandates a fixed-term government, which is found only in presidential systems.
"Every political party that contests elections wants a maximum number of representatives to win elections, and if they win elections, if there is an opportunity, the political party obviously wants to participate in government. That is the purpose of the political party," Chidambaram told
Calling the Air India 171 tragedy "grave" and the scale of loss "significant," the MP urged the Ministry and investigating authorities to examine the new information, undertake further investigation or review where necessary, and place on record "evidence-based and supported responses."
The Rouse Avenue court framed charges against Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and other accused persons in connection with the Chinese visa scam case. The case pertains to an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram ripped into the Centre's newly passed VB-G RAM G law, calling its name "a very bad alphabet soup" and warning that the revamped scheme will "negatively impact" the rural economy and slash the average citizen's income.