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Fiscal deficit was targeted to shrink to 3.3 per cent of the GDP but ended at 3.8 pc and in the next fiscal it is being targeted at 3.5 pc.

Devote more time to the economy, not on petty politics. Please focus on the job at hand.

Taking to Twitter, Chidambaram warned that every patriotic Indian should be alarmed.

TNCC chief K.S. Azahgiri, reportedly a loyalist of P. Chidambaram, may have been flying kites on a non-existent theme of dissatisfaction in an ally.

Congress leader narrates his driver's story: Hospitals had not even heard of Ayushman Bharat

According to sources the former Union finance minister was questioned by the ED officials for about six hours.

The former union minister was speaking at the 'Maha Rally' against the new Act.

Cong leader said BJP govt has 'sinister agenda', and if BJP's motives are bonafide, they should support NPR form and design of 2010.

PM said, 'I want to throw an open challenge to Oppn to announce that they are ready to grant Indian citizenship to every Pakistani.'

The Shiv Sena opposed it in Rajya Sabha, saying draft law should have been debated on basis of 'humanity not religion'.

The bill was passed in Lok Sabha with 311 members favouring it, 80 voting against it after a heated debate.

'What can be more ridiculous than a person who has been in jail on 'arthik ghotala' is lecturing on Indian economy,' Shahdeo said.

P Chidambaram led the Opposition in protest against the government over onion prices.

Chidambaram said the outcome of the ongoing Assembly polls will be an important turning point.

'Stop eating onions, what is the compulsion to eat it? Our Jain brothers do not eat them,' Khan said.

'I thought the Finance Minister said yesterday she does not eat onions, she is not bothered... What does she eat?' Chidambaram said.

The former finance minister was released from Tihar jail after 106 days of confinement.

Chidambaram on Wednesday said that he was happy to have stepped out from the jail and breathing the air of freedom after 106 days.

Chidambaram was first arrested by CBI on August 21 in INX Media case and was granted bail on October 22.

A large number of Congress workers had reached the Tihar Jail to receive former Union Finance Minister Chidambaram.