Thursday, August 22nd, 2019
‘Attempt to Silence Most Vocal Critic’: Karti Slams Centre for Chidambaram’s Arrest, Denies Meeting Peter & Indrani
A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested former Union finance and home minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media case, his son Karti Chidambaram, the Congress MP for Sivaganga, called the arrest an attempt to silence one of the government’s most vocal critics. The arrest P. Chidambaram was arrested at his home in New Delhi on the night of 21 August 2019, after the Delhi High Court rejected his plea for anticipatory bail. He had not been seen publicly for more than a day before he appeared atRead More
Priyanka Gandhi Attacks BJP Over Police Action on Ravidas Temple Protesters
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticised the BJP government on Thursday after police in Delhi used batons to break up Dalit demonstrators opposing the demolition of the Ravidas Temple in the Tughlakabad area. She said the “insult” of Dalit voices could not be tolerated. What happened at the protest The demonstration against the temple’s razing became violent on Wednesday night, and several people were hurt, policemen among them. Police charged the crowd with batons to scatter it and detained Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad along with 50 others. A largeRead More
No Evidence Against Chidambaram, Arrest Rests on Murder Accused’s Statement: Congress
The Congress on Thursday criticised the government and the CBI over the way former Union minister P Chidambaram was arrested from his home, alleging in New Delhi that the night-time raid was meant only to damage his reputation and settle scores for the ruling party. The Congress’s case Addressing reporters, senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said no offence had been alleged against either Chidambaram or his son Karti in the INX Media case. He said the FIR disclosed no offence against Chidambaram, no chargesheet had been filed, and the matterRead More
Shiv Sena’s Ambadas Danve Wins Maharashtra Legislative Council Election
Ambadas Danve of the Shiv Sena on Thursday won the biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council election from the Aurangabad-Jalna local authorities constituency, an election official said in Mumbai. Danve won the contest, held on Monday, by 418 votes. The contest and turnout Danve faced Baburao Kulkarni of the Congress. The electorate was made up of representatives of local self-government bodies, and 647 of the 657 eligible voters cast their ballots, a turnout of 99.48 per cent. According to the official, 321 men and 326 women voted, while only 10 voters, nineRead More
Akhilesh Yadav on Chidambaram’s Arrest: ‘Battle of Papers’ Must Be Fought
Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, reacting to the CBI’s arrest of former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media case, said anyone wanting to stand up to the government must first win the fight on paper. He was speaking to the media in Firozabad. ‘Battle of papers’ “This is a battle of papers and it should be fought,” Yadav said. He argued that the government holds all the powers, with the police, the army and every department under its control, so it canRead More