Amit Shah Declares Land for Haryana Meeting in Chandigarh, Punjab Leaders Protest

Amit Shah Declares Land for Haryana Meeting in Chandigarh, Punjab Leaders Protest [ad_1]

In what has set off a row between two neighbouring states, the union dwelling minister has introduced the allotment of land in Chandigarh for the development of a further Vidhan Sabha constructing for Haryana, triggering protests from politicians within the neighbouring state of Punjab.

Each states have been staking a declare to the union territory.

Union dwelling minister Amit Shah made the announcement on the Northern Zonal Council assembly of states held in Jaipur.

Haryana chief minister Mahohar Lal Khattar, who additionally attended the assembly, stated that a new delimitation train is predicted to push up the meeting power to 126 from the present 90. “There may be not sufficient area obtainable within the present constructing to even accommodate these 90 MLAs. Not solely this, however it's also not potential to hold out the enlargement, as a result of it's a heritage constructing. It's, subsequently, requested that adequate area could also be given in Chandigarh for the development of a brand new further constructing for the Vidhan Sabha,” stated Khattar.

An elated Haryana meeting speaker, Gian Chand Gupta, later addressing the media in Chandigarh stated that the announcement of the land allotment had been made by the house minister. “We now have been making an attempt to get land for the final one yr. CM has a giant function to play in taking the matter to Lok Sabha speaker, Vice President, and union dwelling minister,” he stated. “The current constructing doesn’t have area for ministers and Vidhan Sabha committees. As soon as we get the location, we are going to quickly begin the development.”

However the announcement has sparked protests from Punjab leaders. Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann stated, “I attraction to the central authorities to allot land in Chandigarh for our Punjab to kind its personal Vidhan Sabha on the sample of Haryana. There was a long-standing demand that the Punjab-Haryana Excessive Courtroom be separated, that's the reason central authorities ought to present land in Chandigarh.”

“We strongly condemn the partisan determination of BJP to allocate land for brand spanking new Vidhan Sabha for Hry in Chandigarh which belongs to Punjab & constructed by uprooting Pbi talking villages of Kharar tehsil. As per Reorganization Act Hry shd have their capital in their very own state!” tweeted Congress chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira.

Congress’s Partap Singh Bajwa attacked each the BJP-ruled Centre in addition to CM Bhagwant Mann on the matter.

The Congress vehemently rejects the Authorities of India’s assertion on giving land to Haryana to construct a brand new Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh. Chandigarh is an inalienable a part of Punjab. Haryana is most welcome to construct a brand new Vidhan Sabha exterior of UT limits. 1/4

— Partap Singh Bajwa (@Partap_Sbajwa) July 9, 2022

The Akali Dal too has reacted sharply to the announcement. “Akali Dal will oppose this transfer of the Centre. It's like taking away the rights from Punjab. Chandigarh belongs to Punjab,” stated Daljit Singh Cheema.

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