Swarajya's video: CM Bhagwant Mann Reiterates Punjab s Claim On Chandigarh As Its Capital Moves Resolution

Days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Central Service rules will be applicable to employees of Chandigarh instead of the Punjab service rules, newly-inducted Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday moved a resolution during a special session of the Vidhan Sabha and reiterated Punjab’s claim on Chandigarh as its capital. While moving the official resolution, Mann said, “Punjab was reorganised through the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, wherein, the state of Punjab was reorganised into the state of Haryana, Union Territory of Chandigarh and some parts of Punjab were given to the then Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh. Since then, a balance was maintained in the administration of common assets like the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), by way of giving management positions in some proportion to the nominees of the state of Punjab and state of Haryana.” He added, “Through many of its recent actions, the Centre has been trying to upset this balance. Most recently, the Centre has advertised the posts of members of the Bhakra Beas Management Board to officers of all states and the central government, whereas these posts were traditionally filled up by the officers from Punjab and Haryana.” Mann further said, “Similarly, the Chandigarh administration has always been managed by the officers of Punjab and Haryana in the ratio of 60:40. However, recently, the Centre has posted officers from outside in Chandigarh and has introduced the Central Civil Service Rules for the employees of the Chandigarh administration, which goes completely against the understanding in the past.” Subscribe to Swarajya on YouTube. Get a Swarajya subscription: https://subscriptions.swarajyamag.com/join-us Website: https://swarajyamag.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwarajyaMag Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swarajyamag