Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Thursday asked Home Minister P. Chidambaram to quit after the apex court quashed the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner and former Kerala chief secretary P.J. Thomas. “Chidambaram should resign. With the verdict coming against the government, our stand against his appointment has come true because this was done against procedures,” [...] Continue reading Chidambaram should quit after court verdict: Achuthanandan
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will meet union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi Wednesday to discuss the situation in the state. Chidambaram, who is closely monitoring the developments in the state along with the chief minister, would also share the central government’s inputs, according to sources in the government. A joint [...] Continue reading Omar to meet Chidambaram
Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said the trial of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab had raised the prestige of the Indian judiciary and welcomed the Bombay High Court judgement upholding his death sentence. “This is a tribute to our legal system. We should allow our legal system to deal with the case in the manner [...] Continue reading Kasab trial raised prestige of Indian judiciary: Chidambaram
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday and the two agreed to draw up a roadmap for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The former then reviewed the security situation in Kishtwar. Abdullah hosted an hour-long breakfast meeting with the visiting home minister who is on a two-day visit to the [...] Continue reading Chidambaram, Omar agree to push Kashmir peace roadmap
Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday denied allegations by opposition leader Sushma Swaraj that he “misled” the committee that selected P.J. Thomas as central vigilance commissioner (CVC) last year. “I take exception to the statement by Swaraj that I ‘misled the selection committee’ and told the committee that Thomas had been ‘acquitted’,” Chidambaram said in a [...] Continue reading Chidambaram says didn’t mislead Sushma Swaraj on Thomas