Transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab: AAP government’s flashpoint with Centre
2 years, 11 months ago

Transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab: AAP government’s flashpoint with Centre

Hindustan Times  

: The decision to extend the central service rules to employees of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, replacing Punjab service rules from April 1, has triggered the first major flashpoint between the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government and the BJP-led Centre. Transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab: AAP government’s flashpoint with Centre HT Correspondents Munieshwer A. Sagar and Gurpreet Singh Nibber decode the controversy and what it means for Punjab: Why the political controversy? The announcement by Union home minister Amit Shah to extend the central service rules to employees of the Union Territory of Chandigarh has raised apprehensions in Punjab’s political circles that the state’s claim on Chandigarh will be diluted. There will be no change in number of deputations either, senior UT officials maintain, with one officer stating, “these are unrelated issues.” Punjab political parties’ take The political leaders in today’s special session termed the move as an attack on nation’s federal structure and put forward suggestions to launch an agitation, take an all-party delegation to the Centre and also explore the legal recourse.

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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 …

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 …

Punjab Assembly Passes CM Mann's Resolution to Transfer Chandigarh to Punjab
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Assembly Passes CM Mann's Resolution to Transfer Chandigarh to Punjab

The Quint  

"Since then, a balance was mentioned in the administration of common assets like Bhakra Beas Management Board by way of giving management positions in some proportion to the nominees of State of Punjab and State of Haryana. Through many of its recent actions, the central government is trying to upset this balance," Mann stated in his notice in the Punjab …

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 …

HT Explainer: What the switch to central service rules in Chandigarh means
2 years, 11 months ago

HT Explainer: What the switch to central service rules in Chandigarh means

Hindustan Times  

After repeatedly turning down the requests of a section of UT employees to implement the central services rules in Chandigarh, the Union government this week notified the Chandigarh Employees Rules, 2022, replacing Punjab service rules from April 1. Hindustan Times decodes what the shift means for employees and the controversy around it: Union home minister Amit Shah had announced the …

Explained: Why BJP’s call on central service rules for Chandigarh employees has irked Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained: Why BJP’s call on central service rules for Chandigarh employees has irked Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

Firstpost  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that his decision will benefit employees, as the retirement age will be raised from 58 to 60 years, and women workers will get two-year leave for childcare It’s been close to two weeks since Aam Aadmi Party’s Bhagwant Mann took oath as the new chief minister of Punjab, and he is already at loggerheads …

AAP vs BJP: Is there a Delhi connection behind move to bring Chandigarh officials under Centre?
3 years ago

AAP vs BJP: Is there a Delhi connection behind move to bring Chandigarh officials under Centre?

India Today  

When the Narendra Modi government came to power at the Centre in 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party was sharing power with the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab. THE TIMING These employees were working under the Punjab civil services rules bringing them under the Punjab government that recently came under the Aam Aadmi Party, which won the assembly polls handsomely. SAD …

BJP scared of AAP, says Sisodia after Chandigarh employees brought under Centre
3 years ago

BJP scared of AAP, says Sisodia after Chandigarh employees brought under Centre

Live Mint  

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia took a dig at PM Modi-led BJP saying the saffron party is scared of the Aam Aadmi party's "rising footprint". Sisodia's comment came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that Chandigarh administration employees' services condition will be aligned to that of central services. But soon after the AAP formed its government in Punjab, …

BJP is scared of AAP, says Sisodia after Chandigarh UT employees brought under central govt rules
3 years ago

BJP is scared of AAP, says Sisodia after Chandigarh UT employees brought under central govt rules

India Today  

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia said on Sunday that the BJP is scared of the AAP’s ‘rising footprint’. This comes after Union home minister Amit Shah announced that the employees of the administration in the union territory of Chandigarh would now be governed as per central government rules. As soon as AAP formed government …

'Punjab will fight strongly...': Bhagwant Mann slams Amit Shah over Chandigarh move
3 years ago

'Punjab will fight strongly...': Bhagwant Mann slams Amit Shah over Chandigarh move

India TV News  

Highlights Punjab will fight strongly for its rightful claim over Chandigarh, said Mann after Shah's move Central Govt has been stepwise imposing officers, personnel in Chandigarh, said Bhagwant Mann According to Amit Shah, the move will benefit them personnel in a "big way" Punjab will fight strongly for its rightful claim over Chandigarh, said chief minister Bhagwant Mann saying Central …

‘I am the Change’: Channi Makes ‘Aam Aadmi Ka CM’ Pitch from Booth to Booth on Polling Day in Punjab
3 years, 1 month ago

‘I am the Change’: Channi Makes ‘Aam Aadmi Ka CM’ Pitch from Booth to Booth on Polling Day in Punjab

News 18  

As Punjab voted today in all 117 assembly constituencies, News18 spoke with incumbent chief minister and Congress’ CM face Charanjit Singh Channi as he was going through a story in the newspaper that mentioned Dera Sacha Sauda’s support to the BJP and Akalis. He told News18, “I am used to everyone targeting me whether it’s the BJP or the Kejriwal.” …

Sidhu or Channi as CM: Congress's Punjab challenge and the risk of a spillover effect in Uttarakhand
3 years, 1 month ago

Sidhu or Channi as CM: Congress's Punjab challenge and the risk of a spillover effect in Uttarakhand

India Today  

The call to name a chief ministerial candidate in Punjab is getting tougher by the day for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress high command. Contrary to media reports of the Shakti app being used to determine Punjab’s chief ministerial face, these sources claim that at the grassroots, workers have not been approached. A Rahul Gandhi favourite, now and then, the …

Chandigarh Civic Poll Win Will Show How Far Can AAP Replace Congress in Punjab
3 years, 3 months ago

Chandigarh Civic Poll Win Will Show How Far Can AAP Replace Congress in Punjab

News 18  

The Aam Aadmi Party’s spectacular debut in Chandigarh municipal election is a shot on the arm for the party aiming to form the next government in Punjab. Delivering a blow to the Congress, Akalis and BJP, the AAP not only emerged as the single largest party winning 14 out of the 35 seats but its candidate Damanpreet Singh Nagpal defeated …

Outsiders want to rule Punjab: CM Channi targets Kejriwal
3 years, 3 months ago

Outsiders want to rule Punjab: CM Channi targets Kejriwal

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday targeted Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, saying outsiders wanted to rule Punjab, but Punjab is of Punjabis. Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi addressed a rally at Badhni Kalan in Moga on Wednesday and targeted his Delhi counterpart and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal ‘s bid for …

Navjot Singh Sidhu says AAP always 'recognised vision, work for Punjab’
3 years, 8 months ago

Navjot Singh Sidhu says AAP always 'recognised vision, work for Punjab’

Firstpost  

Sidhu’s statement came a day after AAP MP Bhagwant Mann questioned him about the ‘funds’ allegedly accepted by the Congress from private power companies in the state Chandigarh: Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday targeted the AAP saying that the party which is now criticising him has praised him in the past. Sidhu’s remarks came a day after Aam …

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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