Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) accused chief minister Bhagwant Mann of selling Punjab’s rights on its capital Chandigarh at the instance of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal for their party’s political gains in Haryana.
Akali leader and former minister Daljit Cheema said it was shocking that Mann would jeopardize Punjab’s right over Chandigarh by asking the Union government to allot land to the state for a new assembly and high court in the UT when it already had both institutions. “It seems even the chief minister cannot defend the indefensible and this is why he failed to give any answer when questioned as to why he had surrendered Punjab’s rights over Chandigarh to Haryana. It is obvious Mann is party to Kejriwal’s gameplan to surrender Chandigarh to allow AAP to take political benefit for the same in Haryana.”
