An assault on President\'s office: Chidambaram slams BJP over Maharashtra issue

27 Nov 2019 5:52 AM GMT

Chidmbaram also extended greetings to the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition that is set to form government in Maharashtra.

$The UPAs decision to engage with RCEP nations and the Congress advice to the Modi government to not sign the trade deal were both correct as the difference between 2012 and 2019 is the \parlous\ state of the economy, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on Thursday. (Photo: File)$

The UPA's decision to engage with RCEP nations and the Congress' advice to the Modi government to not sign the trade deal were both correct as the difference between 2012 and 2019 is the "parlous" state of the economy, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on Thursday. (Photo: File)

New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday attacked the BJP over the way Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister, saying it was an "assault" on the office of the President to wake him at 4 am to get the order revoking President's rule signed.

"What will remain in memory of Constitution Day 2019 is the most egregious violation of the Constitution in Maharashtra between November 23 and November 26, 2019," Chidambaram said in a tweet posted by his family on his behalf.

"It was an assault on the office of Rasthrapathi to wake him up at 4:00 am to sign an order revoking President's Rule. Why could it not have waited until 9.00 am in the morning?," he asked in the tweet.

Chidmbaram, who is lodged in jail in cases of corruption and money laundering, also extended greetings to the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition that is set to form government in Maharashtra.

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An assault on President\'s office: Chidambaram slams BJP over Maharashtra issue

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