Won't bring Chandigarh bill in winter session: MHA

NEW DELHI: Amid the governmental enactment kicked up by the projected law amendment to bring Chandigarh nether the ambit of Article 240, location ministry Sunday clarified that the connection neither "seeks to change Chandigarh's governance oregon administrative structure" nor "change the accepted arrangements betwixt Chandigarh and the states of Punjab and Haryana". In a station connected X, the location ministry held retired the reassurance that the cardinal govt has nary volition of introducing immoderate Bill connected the contented successful the upcoming wintertime league of Parliament.Intention was to simplify law-making process: MHA The connection followed protests from governmental parties successful Punjab which claimed that the projected amendment to enactment the medication of Chandigarh nether a lieutenant governor, successful enactment with different Union territories which don't person assemblies, was an effort to weaken Punjab's power implicit the UT. The parties were reacting to a Lok Sabha bulletin listing the bills the govt could see moving successful the Winter session. Chandigarh is presently governed by an administrator, a presumption vested successful the Punjab governor. The location ministry's station said the volition down the connection was to lone simplify the cardinal govt's law-making process for the Union territory of Chandigarh. "The proposal... is inactive nether consideration" and "no last determination has been taken," it stated.

The ministry added that a suitable determination connected the connection shall beryllium taken lone aft capable consultations with each stakeholders, keeping successful caput the interests of Chandigarh. "There is nary request for immoderate concern," it said portion ruling retired immoderate plans to bring it earlier Parliament successful the upcoming session. The determination had triggered crisp protests from Punjab parties. Punjab main curate Bhagwant Mann termed it arsenic "a conspiracy to snatch" Chandigarh, Punjab's capital.