Defence minister promised a ‘bang', ended with a ‘whimper': P Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at defence minister Rajnath Singh, saying the "import embargo" on defence equipment announced by him was "high sounding jargon" as their only importer was the defence ministry. "Any import embargo is really an embargo on oneself," he said adding that the "historic Sunday announcement" deserved only an office order.