“No Proof”: P Chidambaram Trashes Cash Distribution Allegations In 2009 Elections
P Chidambaram mentioned that distribution of cash “are imaginary and there’s no proof in any respect.”
Chennai:
Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday refuted allegations about money distribution in a case concerning his election from Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency in 2009.
Mr Chidambaram, Rajya Sabha MP, answered that distribution of cash “are imaginary and there’s no proof in any respect.”
The veteran congress chief was once cross-examined by means of suggest for the shedding candidate Raja Kannappan who filed the petition difficult his election alleging that the congress chief was once interested by money distribution to electorate and misused his energy as union House minister all the way through that duration.
Mr Chidambaram, Rajya Sabha MP, answered that distribution of cash “are imaginary and there’s no proof in any respect.”
In the two-hour-long cross-examination ahead of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayanan, Advocates Ok Rajendra Kumar and G Saravana Kumar passed a duplicate of the ebook ”A View from the Outdoor” written by means of the previous minister in 2007 and requested him to learn out some passages within the ebook.
To a number of questions that had been raised at the allegations of distribution of money by means of his son in addition to him, the minister answered, pronouncing “All the allegations made are imaginary and there’s no proof to any of it.”
Every of the statements and questions that had been requested by means of the advocates was once promptly recorded by means of the court docket officials.
On requested concerning the declaration of election effects and the prolong in his constituency, the previous minister mentioned he was once no longer acutely aware of the time when the election effects had been out and in addition in many of the puts he knew it was once best all the way through that point the legit effects had been introduced.
Whether or not he was once acutely aware of the truth that who was once main within the elections, Mr Chidambaram mentioned he didn’t have in mind as it’s been 10 years because it happened.
Recording the submissions, the court docket posted the case to March 30 for arguments to proceed.
Mr Chidambaram was once declared elected from Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency, defeating Raja Kannappan who contested on an AIADMK price tag by means of a slim three,354 vote margin after a seesaw fight that went all the way down to the twine.
