This is selective opposition prosecution: Cong on Chidambaram sent to jail

The Congress on Thursday accused the government of "selective opposition persecution" after former finance minister P Chidambaram was put behind bars.

Congress spokesperson and Chidambaram's counsel Abhishek Singhvi expressed the hope that there are better chances of getting bail after some "hiatus" as continued custody for many days has to be justified.

"The bail has very good chance of success as the probe agencies have to justify each day of remand. This is clearly huge amount of selective opposition prosecution," he told reporters.

He said that bail applications will be made in Chidambaram's case and they will be argued but the crux of the issue is that whether there is a need for custodial interrogation after all this time.

The Congress put out a tweet on its handle saying, "Those with the power of truth have the strength to fight any injustice" and tagged a news report which quoted Chidambaram as saying that he was only worried about the economy.

On Supreme Court dismissing Chidambaram's bail plea, Singhvi said, "It is a setback."