A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced to align service conditions of all employees of the Chandigarh administration with Central civil services, the issue surrounding the claim over Chandigarh — the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana — is once again in spotlight.
Political parties in Punjab, including the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the Congress and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday criticised the Centre’s move and termed it an attempt to ‘snatch’ Chandigarh from Punjab.
The SAD urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to call an all-party meeting to approach the Union Government to stop “the Centre’s effort to make Chandigarh a permanent Union Territory in violation of the Punjab Reorganisation Act.”
