Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said it was not proper for former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram to criticize the three new criminal justice laws outside Parliament without participating in the debate in the House.
The Vice President was addressing the 12th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
He dubbed the case as "most bogus." The legislator, summoned by the ED to appear in New Delhi, cited his engagement with the ongoing Parliament session for not deposing
"Domestic criticism did not impel the BJP to act against the two spokespersons. It was only the international backlash that pushed the BJP to take action."
According to sources, the probe agency is conducting raids in Odisha, Karnataka, Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai.
What will be celebrated on August 15? A diminished democracy, said Chidambaram
The Rajya Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments and the house proceedings were interrupted for the third day on Monday.
He said that the economic revival will need money. 'Borrow and don't hesitate on this.'
"Did Mr Kejriwal take legal opinion before he made this announcement?" Chidambaram questioned.
There are several sections of the poor who have not received a single rupee from the government, he said.
