Chidambaram challenged arun jaitley to have the courage to scrap the controversial retrospective tax proposals with the comfortable parliamentary majority his government enjoys. Chidambaram said the economy has gone to rack and ruin and the governements report exposes its false propaganda. Many leaders linked chidambaram s plight with arun jaitley the finance minister in the first narendra modi government who passed away on saturday, august 24, 2019 being taken ill. Chidambaram is a published author of several books. Manmohan singh in my opinion the best finance minister india have ever hand. Not to be left behind, chidambaram called sinhas tenure during the vajpayee government as. Watch video arun jaitley calls yashwant sinha a job applicant at 80. He also attacked congress leader p chidambaram, another former finance. Some verbal sparring, most of it good natured but at times acerbic, between two senior politicians former union minister p. Chidambaram and finance minister arun jaitley, over issues. The economy may be better off with a jaitley like character in the north block than chidambaram. The book reveals why there is a pervasive sense of disappointment after. Jaitley conceals data, modi deals in rhetoric, economy.
Arun jaitley hits out at yashwant sinha, calls him job applicant at 80 at a book release function, arun jaitley refrained from taking sinhas name but said he does not have the. Jaitley appeared the meeker to the task, suggesting he expected the outgoing upa to have cleaned up the mess before departing from power. Arun jaitley project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. It ranked second among all ebooks that were selfpublished in 2017. Who was the best finance minister in india, arun jetley or. The importance of being arun jaitley breaking views. Tale of two exfinance ministers for all their thrust and parry, be it in parliament or elsewhere in public, they showed. Arun jaitley reminds yashwant sinha of his own record as finance minister, calls him job applicant at 80 accusing yashwant sinha of acting in tandem with senior congress leader and former finance minister p chidambaram, jaitley said it appears the two have forgotten the harsh words they used for each other in the past. P chidambaram vs arun jaitley in rajya sabha youtube. A day after union finance minister arun jaitley ruled out a joint parliamentary committee jpc probe into the rafale deal, his predecessor p chidambaram on monday wondered if the issues not. The current finance minister of india arun jaitley and former finance minister p chidambaram countered each other in a debate during rajdeep sardesais book launch. For senior citizens between the age of 60 and 80, the tax exemption limit was hiked to rs 3 lakh by jaitley. Read more about verbal sparring between jaitley, chidambaram at sardesai book launch on business standard.
Verbal sparring between jaitley, chidambaram sambad english. Chidambaram, who contrasted the ministers expression of outrage with slumber when the agency harasses others. Chidambaram takes on arun jaitley on note ban, asks if it. Both were sophisticated spokesmen for their respective parties, namely the bjp and the congress. In what headlines today is calling the great face off, finance minister arun jaitley debated his predecessor in upa govt, p chidambaram at rajdeep sardesais book launch event in delhi. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive.
Chidambaram as one of thirteen senior spokespersons on 15 september 2014. Jaitley said the cbi does not act unless there is substantial basis and a reason to suspect that there is a tax evasion. His first book ndtv frauds has been published and is an amazon bestseller. It was jaitley vs chidambaram at rajdeep sardesais book. Arun jaitleyrun finance ministry delays sanction for. Will rafale issues go unexamined, p chidambaram to arun. Chidambaram and finance minister arun jaitley, over issues including state of the economy, reasons for defeat of the upa and even rahul gandhi, livened up the discussion during a book launch here on nov 7, 2014. Chidambaram locked horns over the question of retrospective tax, which both agreed was the.
Chidambaram and finance minister arun jaitley, over issues including state of the economy, reasons for defeat of the upa. Under attack from within and rivals, union finance minister arun jaitley on thursday hit back at yashwant sinha calling him a job applicant at 80 and said acting in tandem with. Jaitley s public questioning of the cbis recommendation to probe banking heavyweights brought ironic applause on sunday from congress leader p. Since the 1990s, two leaders who rose on the political horizon and were closely watched were arun jaitley and p chidambaram. Is arun jaitley double dealing in ed and it probes against chidambaram and ahmed patel.
Arun jaitley calls yashwant sinha job applicant at 80. Headlines can be numerous, but what matters is delivering on structural change. Arun jaitley reminds yashwant sinha of his own record as. Amidst the stream of arun jaitley stories shared by his vast circle of friends and acquaintances, here is one of my favourite memories of the late bharatiya janata party bjp leader. Finance minister arun jaitley chided his upaera predecessor p chidambaram on congress manifesto in his press conference on tuesday, hours after the congress party released their hum nibhayenge vision document, saying whatever he chidambaram writes the devil will always be in the detail. A day after former finance minister and senior bjp leader yashwant sinha, in an opinion piece in the indian express, critiqued the growth slowdown. Chidambaram and finance minister arun jaitley, over iss.
Before this the major changes in income tax was introduced in the union budget 200506 by the then finance minister p chidambaram. He ceded his seat to his son karti in 2014, which resulted in electoral defeat for his son in 2016, he was elected as an mp of the rajya sabha, the upper house of indian parliament from the state of maharashtra. Why mr p chidambaram is siding with pakistan by asking india to change its behaviour. Both agreed but then, just 48 hours before the launch, i got a call from a slightly anxious. I am on the centre of the political spectrum and thus a mild congress supporter if i had to choose. Palaniappan chidambaram born 16 september 1945 is an indian politician and former. Mukherjee, chidambaram, jaitley stood ground against. While speaking at a book release event on thursday, jaitley. Was arun jaitleys absence a factor in the hounding of. Among the whispers were questions about why no action was taken against chidambaram, despite the case being old, when jaitley had still been active. Chidambaram is a former union minister of finance and home in the government of india.
Arun jaitley takes on yashwant sinha as job applicant at. Congress leader p chidambaram launched a scathing attack on the centre and finance minister arun jaitley on the anniversary of the note ban decision today, asking whether it was. In november 2014, i invited jaitley and another lawyerpolitician, p chidambaram, to launch my 2014 election book. Arun jaitley on yashwant sinha, p chidambarams criticism. Chidambaram, who have been critical of his handling of the indian economy. Finance minister relieved, his successor in trouble. Also pictured is veteran journalist swapan dasgupta. Jaitley, chidambaram lock horns over retrospective tax. Modijaitley combo rarely indulged in headline grabbing stuff that was routine with p chidambaram as finance minister. Finance minister arun jaitley and his predecessor p. The sanction for prosecution of five officers in aircelmaxis case has been delayed once again.
Both were lawyers and very eloquent in english, both written and spoken. Finance minister arun jaitley hits out at yashwant sinha, calls him job applicant at 80 jaitley said that he does not have the luxury as yet of being a former finance minister nor does he have. Not to be left behind, chidambaram called sinhas tenure during the vajpayee government as the worst years since liberalisation. It was finance minister vs former finance minister in the rajya sabha on tuesday as arun jaitley and his predecessor p chidambaram debated the inclusion of petroleum within the gst framework. Credit goes to mukherjee, chidambaram and jaitley for. Finance minister arun jaitley on thursday took a dig at predecessors yashwant sinha and p. Arun jaitley hits out at yashwant sinha, calls him job. Arun jaitley hits out at yashwant sinha, calls him job applicant at 80. Tale of two political stalwarts arun jaitley and p. Jaitley conceals data, modi deals in rhetoric, economy suffers.
Arun jaitley 28 december 1952 24 august 2019 was an indian politician and attorney. A member of the bharatiya janata party, jaitley served as the minister of finance and. With due deference to the late shri arun jaitley we have had five finance minsiters since 1991 and in my opinon ranking from the best to the worst 1 5 1. Finance minister arun jaitley hits out at yashwant sinha. Mr jaitley was speaking at the launch of a book by bibek debroy and ashok malik. Jaitley returns fire on sinha, chidambaram the statesman. Currently, he heads the parliamentary standing committee on home. Crediting former finance ministers pranab mukherjee, p chidambaram and late arun jaitley for sebis strong action against sahara group, the market regulators former chairman uk sinha said the three leaders stood their ground and did not interfere in the matter. Crediting three successive finance ministers pranab mukherjee, p chidambaram and late arun jaitley for sebis strong action against sahara group, the market regulators former chief u k sinha has said the three leaders stood their ground. This led to a further postponement of the case to january 11, 2019, and interim protection of the tainted chidambaram, the main accused in the case. Breaking his silence on criticism by fellow party leader yashwant sinha, finance minister arun jaitley on thursday hit back calling him a job applicant at 80 years who has forgotten his record as finance minister and is commenting on persons rather than policies.
Senior bjp leader arun jaitley today wrote finance minister p chidambaram should seriously introspect on the legacy he would leave behind for the next finance minister. Finance minister arun jaitley again is doing doubledealing to save his close friend and former finance minister p chidambaram. Verbal sparring between jaitley, chidambaram at sardesai. If this is true, then the finance minister arun jaitley must explain why. Jaitley launches counterattack against sinha, chidambaram. Chidambaram and arun jaitley shastri ramachandaran august 30, 2019 00.
I am open to vote for noncongress parties if need be. Chidambaram, who contrasted the ministers expression of outrage with slumber when the agency. A member of the bharatiya janata party, jaitley served as the minister of finance and corporate affairs of the government of india from 2014 to 2019. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.