Moving an official resolution in the state assembly, urging the centre to transfer the Union Territory of Chandigarh to Punjab
IT is been a long simmering dispute that is once again creating a political slugfest. The latest development was when the new Chief Minister of Punjab and Leader of the state assembly, Bhagwant Mann, moved a resolution in the state assembly, urging the centre to transfer Chandigarh to Punjab. The House also implored the central government to honour the principles of federalism enshrined in the Constitution and not take any step which may disturb the balance in the administration of Chandigarh and that of other common assets like Bhakra Beas Management Board.
Predictably, BJP MLA Ashwani Sharma vehemently opposed the resolution and walked out of the state assembly in protest. The resolution was moved during a one-day special sitting of the first session of the 16th Punjab assembly. Mann said that his government would exploit all channels by seeking an appointment with the prime minister and the Union home minister to mount pressure on the central government in order to take their fight for legitimate rights of Punjab to its logical end.
SENSITIVE ISSUE
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann
Chandigarh was planned to replace Lahore, the capital of erstwhile Punjab, which became part of Pakistan during the Partition. At the time of reorganisation of Punjab in 1966, the city assumed the unique distinction of being the capital of both Punjab and Haryana, even as it was declared a Union Territory and а placed under the direct control of the centre. This is not the first time that Punjab has demanded that Chandigarh be handed back to the state.
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