MP Manish Tewari pushes Centre to act on Chandigarh’s long-pending demands

Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari raised several long-pending issues affecting the city in the Lok Sabha, urging the Central Government to address them during a December 12 meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs. Tewari highlighted that Chandigarh, a Union Territory, falls directly under the Central Government’s jurisdiction, yet critical issues have remained unresolved for nearly 25 years.

Emphasising the seriousness of the matter, the MP said that an unreasonable and illegal ban has been imposed on the sale of share-wise property. Similarly, the long-pending issue of granting ownership rights to residents living in the relief and rehabilitation colonies has remained unresolved for almost 25 years. He also highlighted the problem of Lal Dora, stating that although Chandigarh was established on the land of 22 villages, the proposal to abolish Lal Dora has been pending.

Tewari further mentioned that many people who made need-based changes to their Housing Board residences have been awaiting relief for nearly two decades. Additionally, several issues concerning Cooperative Housing Societies and Group Housing Societies have been stuck for many years.

He appealed to the Central Government to find concrete solutions, emphasising the need to resolve these decades-old problems.