Haryana should not get land in Chandigarh for its Assembly building: AAP tells Punjab governor
‘Punjab has right over Chandigarh and we will fight for our right,’ said party leader Harpal Singh Cheema.
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No land should be given to Haryana for constructing its Assembly building in Chandigarh, the Aam Aadmi Party told Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday, reported PTI.
“Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and we are not going to give even an inch of land,” Aam Aadmi Party leader and Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema said after a delegation from his party met Kataria. “Punjab has right over Chandigarh and we will fight for our right.”
Kataria is the administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh, which serves as the common capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
While Punjab is governed by the Aam Aadmi Party, Haryana is ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Currently, the separate Assemblies of both Punjab and Haryana are housed in the same building complex in Chandigarh.
Cheema’s remarks on Friday come after the Centre reportedly allotted 10 acres of land in Chandigarh to Haryana for the construction of its Assembly building. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Opposition parties in Punjab have criticised the decision.
“We have submitted a memorandum to the governor,” Cheema said, according to the news agency. “We have said that no land should be allotted to Haryana in Chandigarh [for the Vidhan Sabha].”
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