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Law Commission Was Bypassed For New Criminal Laws, Says P Chidambaram

July 6, 2024 admin

Mr Chidambaram was speaking at a protest organised by the DMK advocate wing. (File) Chennai: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday claimed that the Centre bypassed the Law Commission in enacting the three new criminal laws that came into effect from July 1. The Law Commission, comprising of retired judges, legal experts, professors, and…

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“Who Will Be Held Responsible?” P Chidambaram On NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha’s Arrest

May 15, 2024 admin

The Supreme Court has declared Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest invalid. New Delhi: Former Union finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgment pronouncing the arrest of the NewsClick founder invalid, saying that justice has triumphed. “NewsClick founder was arrested on October 3, 2023. The Supreme Court ruled today that his arrest…

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“BJP Reading Manifesto Written By Ghosts?” P Chidambaram On Mangalsutra Jibe

April 24, 2024 admin

The former finance minister also termed the comments made by BJP leaders “completely imaginary”. New Delhi: Hitting back at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over their claims that his party intends to redistribute wealth and that even women’s ‘mangalsutras’ were under threat, Congress leader P Chidambaram has challenged them to show even one…

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Law To Enforce ‘Bail Is Rule’ Principle

April 21, 2024 admin

P Chidambaram rejected CPM leaders’ charge that Congress leaders were silent on CAA Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram said today that if the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre, it would enact a special law to bring into effect the legal principle established by the Supreme Court that…

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P Chidambaram’s Somersault Jab At S Jaishankar Amid Katchatheevu Row

April 1, 2024 admin

P Chidambaram hit out at Dr S Jaishankar for his remarks on the Katchatheevu island row New Delhi: In a sharp response to Dr S Jaishankar’s remarks on the Katchatheevu island row, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram questioned why the foreign minister is “doing a somersault” on the issue. Mr Chidambaram also said that Dr Jaishankar’s…

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P Chidambaram On “One Nation, One Election”

September 16, 2023 admin

Congress on Saturday rejected the ‘One Nation, One Election’ idea. Hyderabad: The Congress on Saturday rejected the ‘One Nation, One Election’ idea, calling it an assault on the Constitution and federalism. Addressing a briefing on the deliberations of the first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) here, party leader P Chidambaram said the…

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Congress Leader P Chidambaram Slams BJP On ‘One Nation, One Election’, Calls Panel Pre-Packaged

September 2, 2023 admin

P Chidambaram said opposition leaders were not consulted in forming the 8 member committee (File) New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the BJP over the ‘One Nation, One Election’ move, alleging that like every other issue “sponsored by the BJP”, this seems to be “pre-determined and pre-packaged”. His attack…

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