Two former CMs face to face on Chandigarh issue: Badal said – this is a riot from Punjab; The captain said – there was a demand for the employees, how was the claim weakened?

Two former Punjab CMs have come face to face on the issue of imposition of central rules on Chandigarh employees. 5-time CM Parkash Singh Badal termed it as a sheer crime and treachery. He said that the Center wants to completely capture Chandigarh. At the same time, Captain Amarinder Singh, who was CM for two times, said that this was the demand of the employees, which was fulfilled by the central government. In this how Punjab’s claim on Chandigarh was weakened. If it were so, I would be the first to oppose it.

Chandigarh became the capital of Punjab as the parent state: Badal
Former CM Parkash Singh Badal said that this is a big sin and a shock. Chandigarh was the capital of Punjab. When states were formed on the basis of different bidding, the parent state was given capital. At that time it was decided that what would be the percentage of employees of Punjab and Haryana. They want to completely capture Chandigarh. Earlier in the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), the Center did the same thing.

Punjab employees were also among those making demands: Capt.
Captain Amarinder Singh said that it was the demand of the employees that they should get the benefits of all the services at par with the Central employees. Employees who had gone from Punjab were also among those who made this demand. If the Center fulfilled the demands of the employees, how did it weaken Punjab’s claim on Chandigarh? If any step is taken against the interest of Punjab, I will be the first to protest.

Akali Dal asked to convene an all-party meeting
Akali Dal has asked CM Bhagwat Mann to convene an all-party meeting on the issue of implementation of central rules in Chandigarh. Akali leader Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra, Charanjit Atwal, Maheshinder Singh Grewal, Gulzar Singh Ranike, Dr. Daljit Cheema and Hira Singh Gabria said that the Central Government is making Chandigarh a permanent Union Territory in violation of the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966. Chandigarh has been made a UT only temporarily.

You bid – if needed, you will also fight a legal battle
In the AAP government of Punjab, Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said that if needed, they will also fight a legal battle against the Center on this issue. Earlier, CM Bhagwant Mann said that the Punjab government would fight strongly against it.