Face of Nation : Former Union minister P Chidambaram arrived at the party office of the Congress this evening after daylong BJP accusations of evading arrest. The senior Congress leader was not seen since the High Court denied him protection from arrest on Tuesday, after which the CBI visited his home in Delhi twice. Today, the Supreme Court refused an urgent hearing on his request for anticipatory bail. The court will hear the petition on Friday.
The CBI team Wednesday visited the former finance minister’s house for the second time in the last 24 hours. The probe agency left the premises after confirming that Chidambaram was not present at his Jor Bagh residence. At around 6.30 pm Tuesday, the CBI officers reached Chidambaram’s residence but left soon after questioning the occupants. Later, a team from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) also came to the residence and left after a few minutes. After failing to find Chidambaram at his residence, the CBI issued a notice to the former finance minister asking him to appear before the investigation officer “within two hours”.
