Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday took a swipe at the Modi government, alleging that in this regime conviction came first and investigation later and a person was guilty until proven innocent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modi\n had said that he was \u201cshocked to read that the former minister headed \ntheir manifesto committee. I was not surprised. After all, getting bail \nis important for his own existence\u201d, apparently referring to cases \nagainst Chidambaram and his son Karti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charges are flying thick \nand fast in the midst of the campaign for the general election that \nbegins on April 11.Chidambaram is facing corruption charges in the INX \nmedia case and has been granted bail by the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the \nlaw secretary should \u201cteach\u201d the Prime Minister some basic lessons in \nlaw as the Supreme Court had said that bail is the rule and jail the \nexception.Chidambaram\u2019s jibe at the Prime Minister came in the wake of \nModi\u2019s attack on the opposition leader.At a recent rally in Tamil Nadu, \nthe PM had taken a dig at the former finance minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Modi \nraj, conviction comes first and investigation takes place later! In Modi\n raj, a person is guilty until proven innocent! If PM has any doubt, he \nshould consult his friend Arun Jaitley,\u201d the Congress leader said.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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