Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for Vidhan Sabha building: AAP delegation to Governor
4 months 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 ruling A and the opposition parties from the state have criticised the Centre's reported move to clear the allotment of 10 acres of land in Chandigarh to Haryana for the construction of its assembly building. We have said that no land should be alloted to Haryana in Chandigarh," Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said after leading a party delegation which met Kataria. Haryana does not have any right to build its Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh," Cheema, who along with another Punjab Minister Harjot Singh Bains submitted a memorandum to the governor, told reporters later. After meeting the governor here, Cheema said the Punjab government has registered a strong protest against the move to clear land allotment to Haryana in Chandigarh.

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Chandigarh rejects Haryana’s land swap deal
1 month, 1 week ago

Chandigarh rejects Haryana’s land swap deal

Hindustan Times  

The UT administration has rejected Haryana’s land swap deal for building the latter’s new assembly complex after finding that the land being offered to it does not align with its urban planning principles, officials privy to the internal discussions have revealed. Former senior standing counsel for UT administration, Anupam Gupta said the UT administration’s offer to sell land to Haryana …

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 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 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 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 …

Punjab and Haryana at loggerheads over new assembly building in Chandigarh
4 months 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 …

Punjab BJP chief opposes Centre’s move to allot land for Haryana assembly in UT
4 months ago

Punjab BJP chief opposes Centre’s move to allot land for Haryana assembly in UT

Hindustan Times  

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Thursday opposed the Centre’s move to allot 10 acres in the Union Territory of Chandigarh to Haryana for building its own Vidhan Sabha complex and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to cancel it. In a post on X, Jakhar said the Centre’s move to allot the land would “emotionally hurt Punjabis as Chandigarh …

Punjab BJP chief opposes Centre’s move to allot land for Haryana assembly in UT
4 months ago

Punjab BJP chief opposes Centre’s move to allot land for Haryana assembly in UT

Hindustan Times  

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Thursday opposed the Centre’s move to allot 10 acres in the Union Territory of Chandigarh to Haryana for building its own Vidhan Sabha complex and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to cancel it. In a post on X, Jakhar said the Centre’s move to allot the land would “emotionally hurt Punjabis as Chandigarh …

Punjab BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal protest against Chandigarh land allotment to Haryana
4 months ago

Punjab BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal protest against Chandigarh land allotment to Haryana

India Today  

A fresh political row has erupted over Chandigarh's status as the capital shared between Punjab and Haryana. The recent allocation of land to Haryana has stirred strong opposition among Punjab leaders, who argue that the move undermines Punjab’s long-held claim over Chandigarh as its capital, a claim supported by the fact that nearly 30 villages in Punjab were acquired to …

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

Giving land to Haryana in Chandigarh is betrayal to Punjabis: SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami
4 months ago

Giving land to Haryana in Chandigarh is betrayal to Punjabis: SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami

Hindustan Times  

Terming the Centre’s decision to give land to Haryana for building a separate legislative assembly in Chandigarh “an encroachment over Punjab’s rights”, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami said this approach of the government is “disrespectful” to Punjab and Punjabis. SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami Chandigarh was established on land acquired from Punjab villages due to which Punjab …

Panchkula: Court summons CEO over plea to add Chandigarh under poll code
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Panchkula: Court summons CEO over plea to add Chandigarh under poll code

Hindustan Times  

The local court on Saturday summoned the chief electoral officer of Haryana following a petition seeking inclusion of Chandigarh under the Model code of conduct for the approaching Haryana elections. The court of additional civil judge Jyoti Sandhu has summoned secretary, Haryana government, and chief electoral officer Haryana Pankaj Aggarwal, seeking inclusion of Chandigarh in the area of MCC for …

Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh Lok Sabha Results 2024: Counting of votes underway for three seats in Haryana
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh Lok Sabha Results 2024: Counting of votes underway for three seats in Haryana

India TV News  

Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: The counting of votes for Punjab and Chandigarh has been concluded. While the counting of votes for three seats in Haryana is currently underway, the Congress emerged as the single largest party in Punjab as well as Haryana. Meanwhile, the BJP failed to make a mark in Punjab, while in Haryana, …

Haryana additional assembly land project in limbo
1 year, 3 months ago

Haryana additional assembly land project in limbo

Hindustan Times  

Even after five months, the Haryana additional assembly land project in Chandigarh remains stalled as the Haryana government has failed to find any alternate chunk of land as part of the land exchange for an additional Haryana assembly building in its capital. Even the Union ministry of environment and forests is yet to de-notify 12 acres in Saketri, Panchkula, falling …

12 acres land demarcated in Saketri for transfer to Chandigarh faces green hurdle
1 year, 7 months ago

12 acres land demarcated in Saketri for transfer to Chandigarh faces green hurdle

Hindustan Times  

Additional Haryana assembly building The decision to allot Chandigarh land to Haryana, which was carved out of Punjab in 1966, for the additional assembly complex carries huge political symbolism. An official of the Chandigarh Housing Board said that the 12 acres, which falls in Haryana, adjoins Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, Chandigarh. On July 9, 2022, Union home minister Amit …

‘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 …

Congress, Akali Dal corner Punjab govt over Haryana’s proposal of Assembly building construction in Chandigarh
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress, Akali Dal corner Punjab govt over Haryana’s proposal of Assembly building construction in Chandigarh

The Hindu  

The Congress party and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab on Monday attacked the ruling Aam Aadmi Party days after Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta met Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit and sought a 10-acre land in the Union Territory for the construction of an additional building for the Assembly. In his letter to the Prime Minister, …

Haryana Assembly tried to 'obfuscate' issue of Chandigarh's transfer to Punjab, says Shiromani Akali Dal
2 years, 11 months ago

Haryana Assembly tried to 'obfuscate' issue of Chandigarh's transfer to Punjab, says Shiromani Akali Dal

Firstpost  

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday said it is unfortunate that the Haryana Assembly was trying to “obfuscate” the issue of the transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab by passing a resolution instead of demanding a separate capital for the state. The Haryana Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution seeking the completion of the SYL Canal and the transfer of …

After Punjab, Haryana Assembly Moves Resolution on Chandigarh, Demands SYL Canal Construction
2 years, 11 months ago

After Punjab, Haryana Assembly Moves Resolution on Chandigarh, Demands SYL Canal Construction

News 18  

The Haryana Assembly on Tuesday moved a resolution staking claim to Chandigarh, less than a week after Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann moved a resolution for on similar lines, escalating tensions between the two neighbouring states over the Union Territory. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had moved the resolution in the state assembly urging the Centre to not take any …

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 …

Punjab, Haryana lock horns over who gets to keep Chandigarh
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab, Haryana lock horns over who gets to keep Chandigarh

India Today  

The governments of Punjab and Haryana have locked horns over the issue of the state capital, Chandigarh. After Punjab, now the BJP-led Haryana government has followed suit by convening a special Assembly session on April 5 to discuss various issues, including the long pending demand to transfer Chandigarh back to Haryana and the transfer of Hindi-speaking areas to the state. …

Immediately transfer Chandigarh to Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann to Centre
2 years, 11 months ago

Immediately transfer Chandigarh to Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann to Centre

India TV News  

Immediately transfer Chandigarh to Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann to Centre In the past, the House has passed a number of resolutions urging the Central government to transfer Chandigarh to Punjab Highlights Resolution in the state Assembly seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab was moved House has passed a number of resolutions urging the Central government for transfer Chandigarh is …

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 …

Haryana Begins Process to Omit 'Punjab' From Its Laws, Panel Formed Under Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta
4 years, 4 months ago

Haryana Begins Process to Omit 'Punjab' From Its Laws, Panel Formed Under Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta

News 18  

Nearly 55 years after it was carved out as a separate state, Haryana has initiated the process to omit the word Punjab from its laws. The state government has constituted a committee to remove Punjab from nearly 237 Acts on the initiative of state Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta. The state government has constituted a Committee in this regard after …

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, 7 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 …

Chandigarh was, is and will ever remain Punjab's capital: CM
8 years, 6 months ago

Chandigarh was, is and will ever remain Punjab's capital: CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Muktsar: Asserting that Chandigarh "was, is and will" ever remain an "integral part" of the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday said that any deviation from existing practice of appointing state Governor as the Administrator of Chandigarh was not at all acceptable. He said that though as per States Reorganization Act every parent state has sole right …

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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