Punjab only State which has been denied it’s capital : Harsimrat K Badal. (Asks why Chandigarh was not being transferred to Punjab while participating in discussion on Bill recognising Amaravati as Andhra Pradesh’s capital) Chandigarh 01 April ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said Punjab was the only State in the country which had been denied it’s State capital following reorganisation of the State in 1966. Speaking in parliament, the Bathinda MP while asking why Punjab was being discriminated against, said the State had not been granted Chandigarh as its capital despite several announcements and assurances. “Punjab was first promised Chandigarh as its capital when Haryana and Himachal Pradesh were carved out of it in 1966 with the union territory status being a temporary arrangement. Later in 1970 then Prime minister Indira Gandhi announced that Chandigarh would be transferred to Punjab. In...
Warring condemns blast outside BJP office
Questions intelligence, security failure in Punjab capital
Chandigarh 01 April ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has strongly condemned the blast outside the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh today. It is a matter of grave concern, he said, adding thankfully no loss of life has taken place. At the same time, Warring noted, it reflects complete security and intelligence failure for which the onus lies on the Union Home Ministry.
If Chandigarh, the Capital of Punjab, housing two Governors and two Chief Ministers with so much security paraphernalia is not safe, one can imagine the state of rest of Punjab, he pointed out. The PCC president hoped that the Police reaches the bottom of the matter and looks into all aspects and arrests the guilty at the earliest. “We reaffirm and reiterate zero tolerance to any such incidents”, he remarked.
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