Chandigarh: Amid a political furore in Punjab over the Centre’s proposal to bring Chandigarh under the ambit of Article 240 of the Constitution—which empowers the President to make regulations for union territories and to legislate directly—the home ministry has issued a clarification, saying there is “no intention of introducing any Bill to this effect” in the Winter Session of Parliament.

The MHA update came Sunday afternoon, a day after a Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha bulletin said the government would introduce the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2025 in the Winter Session, which begins on December 1, to effect the changes.

The bulletin stated the Bill sought to include the Union territory of Chandigarh in Article 240, in line with other UTs without legislatures, such as the Andaman

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