Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s interference in Chandigarh will not be tolerated, says BJP
State BJP president Arun Sood objected to the demand of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors to tighten the grip on the MC Commissioner and other officials from Punjab during a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Terming it as petty and cheap politics of AAP, Sood said interference of Mann in the Chandigarh Administration […]Read More
People of Chandigarh should be heard while deciding on city: Anil Vij
While interacting with journalists at his residence in Ambala on Saturday, Vij said, “On the issue of Chandigarh, we have clearly said that till we do not get the water of SYL and Hindi speaking areas from Punjab, we will stay in Chandigarh.” Supporting the BJP’s Chandigarh unit on not giving Chandigarh to neither Punjab nor […]Read More
Punjab government misleading people of Chandigarh: Khattar
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said Chandigarh is the capital of Haryana and Punjab and will remain so Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said Chandigarh is the capital of Haryana and Punjab and will remain so. Reacting to the resolution passed by the Punjab assembly, Khattar termed it one-sided […]Read More
Mann says Centre indulging in vendetta politics
CM Bhagwant Mann says central govt was making attempts to usurp the powers vested in the states and tinkering with the federal structure to pursue its political interests Chandigarh : Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government of indulging in vendetta politics in states like Punjab, Delhi and West […]Read More
Transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab: AAP government’s flashpoint with Centre
The AAP government convened a special session of the assembly on Friday and upped the ante by moving a resolution demanding the immediate transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab 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 […]Read More
Difference in staff salaries, ‘status’ becomes flashpoint in Chandigarh
On March 27, Union home minister Amit Shah announced that the service conditions of Chandigarh administration will be aligned with that of Central Civil Services. 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 […]Read More
Punjab House calls for Chandigarh’s transfer
The controversy marks the first major flashpoint between Punjab’s new, Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government, and the BJP-ruled Centre. Chandigarh is the joint Capital of Punjab and Haryana, also a BJP-ruled state. The Punjab assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution for the immediate transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab amid an ongoing tussle between the Centre […]Read More
