A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for Uniform Civil Code (UCC), senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday hit back saying that the nation stands divided today owing to the words and deeds of the BJP, which has "failed" to provide...

In response to four BJP MPs slamming Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for criticising the Railways in his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Odisha train tragedy, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the saffron...

The BJP government, which completes 9 years in power, has been a "complete failure on all fronts", whether domestic policies, international affairs, security or the economy, and the recent withdrawal of the Rs 2,000 notes was "foolish", senior Congress leader...

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the treasury benches did not allow debate in Parliament on the budget.Chidambaram statement comes after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the discussion on budget did not happen.Chidambaram...

Speaking at a session during the India Today Conclave 2023, P Chidambaram criticised the BJP-led NDA government for not doing enough to support poor people during the Covid-19 crisis. The former finance minister, however, credited the ruling government for its...

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram lambasted the BJP- led Narendra Modi government over receiving bulk of electoral bonds saying that corporate donation is a way of expressing gratitude to the government for the favours extended.He claimed that electoral...

Former Finance Minister and Rajya Sabha member P. Chidambaram on Tuesday urged the people of Gujarat to vote for Congress as it performs better than the BJP.It laid the foundation stone for a developed Gujarat from 1960 to 1995, he added.Addressing mediapersons...

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has alleged that the government was in a denial mode on the poverty and hunger index rankings.He said on Tuesday, "Sadly, the Modi government is in denial mode as was evident when it rejected India's 107 ranking in the...

Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram chided the BJP over its election process for president's post in response to the ruling party's criticism on Congress presidential poll.Chidambaram tweeted on Tuesday, "By the way, I am trying to find out when Mr Nadda filed...

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Government over the rising prices of essential commodities saying that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman should wake up from her slumber as the food inflation has surged to 7.62 per cent.Taking...

Former Home Minister P. Chidambaram has questioned the remission of sentence in the Bilkis Bano case and said that when the CBI was the prosecuting agency did the Gujarat government consult the Union government.Chidambaram in a tweet said on Thursday, "The...

Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, reacting to a video showing convicts in Bilkis Bano being "welcomed" in Gujarat, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's exhortation to people to respect women is "words" while the Gujarat government's decision is "action".People...

As the BJP alleging betrayal by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who snapped ties with the NDA to form a new government with erstwhile allies of the RJD-led Mahagatbandhan, Congress leader and former Home Minister P. Chidambaram made a sarcastic attack...

Criticising the increase in GST on scientific equipment, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday said government believes that all the scientific knowledge that we need can be gathered by gazing at the sky and re-imagining our past."GST on scientific equipment...

Ahead of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second day in connection with money laundering case involving National Herald, veteran party leader P. Chidambaram on Tuesday slammed the...

Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday hit out at the BJP after two of its leaders were suspended over their remarks against Prophet Muhammad saying it was the international backlash that forced the party to act. "Domestic criticism did not impel the BJP to...

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said that the ruling BJP is "afraid" of the Congress ideology.Talking to reporters after filing his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election at the Secretariat here, he said that...

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday slammed the Union government for not giving states more funds, though reducing additional excise duty on fuel which will be borne by the Center.He said that the notification on the reduction of duty on petrol...

After the CBI raided the residence of P. Chidambaram, the former Union home minister issued a statement, saying that the agency "found nothing and there was no seizure but the timing was interesting". He said, "This morning, a CBI team searched my residence...

Former Home Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday said that status quo on all places of worship should be maintained else it would lead to a conflict. The Rajya Sabha member was reacting to the ongoing Gyanvapi mosque row. "Places of...