Chandigarh Status Row Heats Up Ahead of Winter Session

Tensions have escalated sharply in Punjab’s political landscape following the Centre’s move to introduce the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which proposes bringing Chandigarh under the ambit of Article 240 of the Constitution, which empowers the president to make regulations for the UT and legislate directly.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has denounced the proposal as an attempt to dilute Punjab’s rightful claim over Chandigarh, prompting party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal to call an emergency meeting of the party’s Core Committee.

Sukhbir Badal calls emergency meeting

Sukhbir Singh Badal issued a strongly worded statement on X, declaring that the move amounted to an “anti-Punjab" assault on the federal structure. He announced a

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