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Oppn condemn CBI's treatment of Chidambaram, but fail to hold joint protest

Opposition leaders criticised the "insulting" manner in which the CBI arrested Chidambaram in the INX Media case

Congress workers stage a protest in Chennai on Thursday |	pti
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Congress workers stage a protest in Chennai on Thursday | pti

Archis Mohan New Delhi
The Congress was struggling on Thursday to get rest of the Opposition parties to hold a joint protest against the arrest of its senior leader P Chidambaram.

On its part, the Congress questioned the Supreme Court for resorting to “technicalities” in not listing Chidambaram’s anticipatory bail application for Wednesday itself. The apex court listed it for Friday, but it became infructuous once the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested him on Wednesday night.

Opposition leaders criticised the “insulting” manner in which the CBI arrested Chidambaram in the INX Media case. While some of them said the Congress was yet to