Explained | The ‘Chandigarh question’
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | The ‘Chandigarh question’

The Hindu  

The story so far: The newly elected Punjab Legislative Assembly passed a resolution, moved by the Chief Minister himself, on April 1 in a special session seeking the transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab. Political actors in Punjab also interpret any action of the Central government vis-à-vis Chandigarh in terms of its implications for Punjab’s claim over the city. At the time of the 1966 Act, the Union government with Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister indicated that the UT status to Chandigarh was temporary and that it would be transferred to Punjab. As in Punjab, all parties in Haryana present a common position asserting the latter’s claim to the city and have objected to any move which associates Chandigarh solely with Punjab. Haryana had also objected to the name ‘New Chandigarh’ for a township developed in the Mullanpur area adjoining Chandigarh in Punjab.

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Punjab’s objection to assembly land in Chandigarh finds echo in Haryana House
4 months ago

Punjab’s objection to assembly land in Chandigarh finds echo in Haryana House

Hindustan Times  

Punjab’s resistance to Haryana government’s plan to build an additional assembly complex in Chandigarh echoed in the state assembly on Tuesday even as speaker Harvinder Kalyan cautioned against treating the issue lightly and advised that this matter requires a united approach. During the last sitting of the assembly’s winter session on Tuesday, Congress leader Ashok Arora raised the issue describing …

Punjab and Haryana’s claim over Chandigarh: A decades-old Congress-created problem
4 months, 1 week ago

Punjab and Haryana’s claim over Chandigarh: A decades-old Congress-created problem

Op India  

The Chandigarh dispute between Punjab and Haryana has once again escalated. Chandigarh is a Union Territory and not a part of Punjab… All the employees working in the Union Territory are from both Punjab and Haryana.” #WATCH | Ambala: On the statement of Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Haryana Minister Anil Vij says, "…If we talk about Chandigarh, he should …

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch for Haryana: Punjab AAP
4 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch for Haryana: Punjab AAP

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for the construction of its assembly building in the Union Territory, a delegation of the AAP urged Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday. We have said that no land should be allotted to Haryana in Chandigarh,” Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said after …

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana: AAP delegation to Governor
4 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana: AAP delegation to Governor

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for the construction of its assembly building here, a delegation of the AAP urged Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday. We have said that no land should be alloted to Haryana in Chandigarh," Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said after leading a party …

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for Vidhan Sabha building: AAP delegation to Governor
4 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for Vidhan Sabha building: AAP delegation to Governor

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh, Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for the construction of its assembly building here, a delegation of the A urged Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday. Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for Vidhan Sabha building: AAP delegation to Governor Punjab's …

Punjab and Haryana at loggerheads over new assembly building in Chandigarh
4 months, 1 week ago

Punjab and Haryana at loggerheads over new assembly building in Chandigarh

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Both Punjab and Haryana are at loggerheads over the new Haryana assembly building which is to come up in Chandigarh. A delegation of the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria demanding protection of Punjab’s rights over Chandigarh. The memorandum said that Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and not …

Political parties in Punjab oppose new Vidhan Sabha building for Haryana in Chandigarh
4 months, 1 week ago

Political parties in Punjab oppose new Vidhan Sabha building for Haryana in Chandigarh

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Centre has granted environmental clearance for the land offered by the Haryana government to the Chandigarh administration in exchange for a land designated for a new assembly building. As on July last year, the Chandigarh Administration decided to allot ten acres to Haryana for the additional Haryana assembly premises in Chandigarh near the railway light point in lieu …

‘Chandigarh, Haryana decision on land swap to have far-reaching implications’
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Chandigarh, Haryana decision on land swap to have far-reaching implications’

Hindustan Times  

The decision of Chandigarh administration to allot 10-acres to Haryana government, by trading a 12-acre chunk in bordering Panchkula, for constructing an additional state assembly building has legal as well as political ramifications. Experts said that since the assets in Chandigarh, the joint capital of Haryana and Punjab, were apportioned between the two states in the ratio of 60:40 as …

Difference in staff salaries, ‘status’ becomes flashpoint in Chandigarh
2 years, 11 months ago

Difference in staff salaries, ‘status’ becomes flashpoint in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh: The ministry of home affairs’ decision to align the service conditions of all employees of the Union Territory of Chandigarh with the Central Civil Services has triggered the first major flashpoint between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre. On March 27, Union home minister Amit Shah announced that the service conditions …

What the Chandigarh Municipal Election results signify
3 years, 2 months ago

What the Chandigarh Municipal Election results signify

Hindustan Times  

With months to go for a high stakes assembly election in Punjab, leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party have been exuding confidence after a more than encouraging debut in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation results, declared on Monday. The AAP had made a stunning debut in Punjab in 2014 with four of the 13 Lok Sabha seats and took the number …

Chandigarh Civic Poll Results: What This Means for Punjab and National Politics
3 years, 2 months ago

Chandigarh Civic Poll Results: What This Means for Punjab and National Politics

The Quint  

Coming back to Chandigarh, the messages for various parties are clear and the ones who take the initiative will gain higher strategic ground. BJP For the BJP, key senior leadership of the party lost the polls and this includes current and former mayors of Chandigarh. The AAP has a key strength of building a cadre base unlike the Congress, which …

Make Chandigarh capital of Punjab: Sukhbir Badal
5 years, 8 months ago

Make Chandigarh capital of Punjab: Sukhbir Badal

India TV News  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday demanded that Chandigarh should be made the capital solely of Punjab, rather being a union territory and the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. Participating in a debate on Union Budget in the Lok Sabha, Sukhbir said remittance of all resources and revenues collected from the union territory should be paid to …

Amarinder Singh writes to Rajnath Singh, asks to make Chandigarh capital of Punjab
6 years, 8 months ago

Amarinder Singh writes to Rajnath Singh, asks to make Chandigarh capital of Punjab

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh wrote to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reiterating his demand for making Chandigarh the capital of the state. In his letter to the Home Minister, Singh said the pending territorial dispute should be solved by restoring Chandigarh to Punjab, being its legitimate and original capital. Nevertheless, subsequent to the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, territorial …

Time for Modi govt to handover Chandigarh to Punjab: Parkash Singh Badal
10 years, 4 months ago

Time for Modi govt to handover Chandigarh to Punjab: Parkash Singh Badal

India TV News  

Tarn Taran : Charging successive Congress-led governments at the Centre for depriving Punjab of it's capital, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said time has come for Narendra Modi-led government to make Chandigarh the capital of the state. "Since long Punjab has been the victim of the injustice of Union government but now the time has come when Modi government …

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