CHANDIGARH, November 23: Comparing the union government’s proposal to change the administrative structure of Chandigarh with its decision to downgrade a full-fledged state of Jammu and Kashmir to a union territory, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today rejected the its (union government’s) clarification about the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to change the administrative structure of Chandigarh.
Moreover, he added, the union government’s clarification is vague as it says, will not bring the bill in the winter session. “What is the guarantee that it will not bring it in the next session?” he asked.
Reacting to the central government’s clarification, Warring asked, what was the need to propose an amendment at the first instance. “If the BJP is really sincere about Punjab and Punjabis, it should initiate the measures to handover Chandigarh completely back to Punjab instead of taking contrary steps”, he challenged the BJP led central government.
The PCC president maintained that the Punjabis have strong reasons to suspect BJP’s intentions. The proposed amendment is not an isolated case but one in the series. “First they started fiddling with the Bhakra Beas Management Board, then the Panjab University and now trying to completely hijack our capital city”, he pointed out, while warning the Punjabis to beware of the BJP’s designs.
Warring compared the proposed move of the BJP government about Chandigarh with its earlier decision about Jammu and Kashmir where a full-fledged state was downgraded to a status of the union territory. He noted that snatching away Chandigarh from Punjab is part of the BJP’s policy of weakening the states and more particularly those states, which are strong and vocal against attack on federalism.
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