Chidambaram On Kashmir

On the second anniversary of the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram alleged on Thursday that every aspect of democracy was "desecrated" on that day.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said that the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir parties and leaders want statehood first and elections afterwards, but the Centre's wants elections first and statehood later.

Seeking restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said Parliament should repeal the "offending" laws in the upcoming Monsoon session and restore the status quo ante there.

BJP president JP Nadda on Friday hit out at the Congress over its demand for restoring Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, saying since it has no good governance agenda to talk about, it is back to its "divide India dirty tricks" before the Bihar elections.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has welcomed the release of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and called on all mainstream political parties in the state to come together to fight what he said was the "tyranny" of the Centre.

P Chidambaram, former Union minister and senior leader of the Congress - one of the six national and regional parties that signed a resolution to work for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Articles 370 and 35A - said the signatories should stand "behind their demand" in a series of tweets today.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has criticised the centre for extending the detention of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for three more months. This would make the duration of her detention longer than a year; she was detained for the first time on August 5 last year, the day t...

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday questioned the role of the judiciary pointing to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the politicians who are living in a locked down state for nearly 10 months and hoped that the country would "understand the enormity of injustice faced by those in detention".

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday hit out at the Modi government for detaining former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah for seven months and alleged that "despotism and arbitrariness" constitute the rule of law in the Union Territory.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday by describing as "wise move" his claims that the Centre had no role in the detention orders passed in Kashmir.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday took a dig at the dossiers prepared by the Jammu and Kashmir police for applying the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) against Jammu and Kashmir politicians Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, saying whoever drafted those documents deserved to be sacked and sent to law school.

The Congress's P Chidambaram was left "shocked and devastated" after former J&K Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah - detained without charge since August - were among those charged under the Public Safety Act late last night

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said the Supreme Court order on Jammu and Kashmir is a rebuff to the "unconstitutional and arrogant" stance of the central government and the J&K administration on restrictions imposed there.

The Supreme Court's landmark verdict on the legality of restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir is a warning to the "arrogant" position of the central government, Congress leader P Chidambaram tweeted this afternoon

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that while he's "happy to breath the air of freedom" after being in prison for more than three months, the people of Kashmir are being denied freedom.

On the second anniversary of the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram alleged on Thursday that every aspect of democracy was "desecrated" on that day.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said that the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir parties and leaders want statehood first and elections afterwards, but the Centre's wants elections first and statehood later.

Seeking restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said Parliament should repeal the "offending" laws in the upcoming Monsoon session and restore the status quo ante there.

BJP president JP Nadda on Friday hit out at the Congress over its demand for restoring Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, saying since it has no good governance agenda to talk about, it is back to its "divide India dirty tricks" before the Bihar elections.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has welcomed the release of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and called on all mainstream political parties in the state to come together to fight what he said was the "tyranny" of the Centre.

P Chidambaram, former Union minister and senior leader of the Congress - one of the six national and regional parties that signed a resolution to work for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Articles 370 and 35A - said the signatories should stand "behind their demand" in a series of tweets today.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has criticised the centre for extending the detention of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for three more months. This would make the duration of her detention longer than a year; she was detained for the first time on August 5 last year, the day t...

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday questioned the role of the judiciary pointing to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the politicians who are living in a locked down state for nearly 10 months and hoped that the country would "understand the enormity of injustice faced by those in detention".

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday hit out at the Modi government for detaining former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah for seven months and alleged that "despotism and arbitrariness" constitute the rule of law in the Union Territory.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday by describing as "wise move" his claims that the Centre had no role in the detention orders passed in Kashmir.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday took a dig at the dossiers prepared by the Jammu and Kashmir police for applying the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) against Jammu and Kashmir politicians Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, saying whoever drafted those documents deserved to be sacked and sent to law school.

The Congress's P Chidambaram was left "shocked and devastated" after former J&K Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah - detained without charge since August - were among those charged under the Public Safety Act late last night

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said the Supreme Court order on Jammu and Kashmir is a rebuff to the "unconstitutional and arrogant" stance of the central government and the J&K administration on restrictions imposed there.

The Supreme Court's landmark verdict on the legality of restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir is a warning to the "arrogant" position of the central government, Congress leader P Chidambaram tweeted this afternoon

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that while he's "happy to breath the air of freedom" after being in prison for more than three months, the people of Kashmir are being denied freedom.