Salman Khurshid rejects demand for resignation of Chidambaram

Rejecting the opposition demand for resignation of Home Minister P Chidambaram, Law Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday suggested there was nothing in the Delhi court observations against him or the government.

He hit out at the opposition for disrupting proceedings in Parliament, saying it did not want the Government to highlight its achievements on inflation front.

"...I think it is extremely unfair. Please respect a person's dignity and a person's right to do a job fairly squarely and do it according to the law," Khurshid told reporters outside Parliament House.

He said he did not think there was anything in the court's observations that could raise questions about Chidambaram or the government.

Asserting that Government is firmly behind Chidambaram, he said, "Chidambaram is in the Government. He is part of the Government and we are all part of the Government and we all stand together."

His statement came after opposition disrupted Parliament over demanding Chidambaram's resignation.

"You have to start at the bottom. Many have to go up. If at the bottom you find there is a case, you go to the next stage. If there is no case and nothing to ask and nothing that requires further enquiry, you stop there and then. Its very simple," Khurshid said rejecting opposition's demand that Chidambaram should resign.