Chandigarh, 15 November 2024: Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for the construction of its assembly building in the Union Territory, a delegation of the AAP urged Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday.
Punjab’s ruling AAP and the opposition parties from the state have criticised the Centre’s reported move to clear the allotment of 10 acres of land in Chandigarh to Haryana for the construction of its assembly building.
On Friday, Punjab and Haryana’s ruling parties — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — sparred over the issue.
“Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and we are not going to give even an inch of land… Punjab has right over Chandigarh and we will fight for our right. We have submitted a memorandum to the governor. We have said that no land should be allotted to Haryana in Chandigarh (for the Vidhan Sabha),” Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said after leading an AAP delegation to meet Kataria.
Kataria is also the administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh, which is the common capital of both Punjab and Haryana. Haryana was carved out as a separate state in 1966.
“Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and it is Punjab’s capital. Haryana does not have any right to build its Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh,” said Cheema, who along with another Punjab minister Harjot Singh Bains submitted a memorandum to the governor.
WITH PTI Inputs
