PM's meeting with CMs: Demand transfer of cash to poor families, says Chidambaram
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with chief ministers, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday urged CMs of states where the party is in power to unanimously demand for transfer of cash to every poor family. He said the poor have lost their jobs and have exhausted their savings. They are now standing in lines to get free food, the former Union finance minister said. Chidambaram said remonetising the poor would cost only Rs 65,000 crore, which is economically viable. "Chief ministers Amarinder Singh... Читать дальше...