Resume share-wise property registration, Congress urges Chandigarh Administration

The Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee on Tuesday reiterated its demand for the immediate restoration of share-wise registration of residential properties in the UT.

The demand comes in the wake of a recent reply by a Union Minister to a question raised by Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari, in which it has once again been categorically clarified that Chandigarh does not fall under the purview of a heritage city, and only a limited number of buildings in the city have heritage status.

Speaking on the issue, HS Lucky, president of the Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee, urged UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and the Chandigarh Administration to urgently review and withdraw the “arbitrary” orders, banning share-wise registration. He asserted that Chandigarh could not be reduced to a city for the privileged few, while leaving ordinary residents to suffer.

Lucky proposed that as a first step, the Administration should allow share-wise registration at least in sectors above 30, which would immediately provide relief to thousands of residents.

BJP leader and Udyog Vyapar Mandal Chandigarh president Kailash Chand Jain has also urged the Chandigarh Administration to take immediate steps to provide relief to the public. He stated that now that the Central Government made it clear that there are no statutory heritage restrictions applicable to the entire city, the Administration should promptly open share-wise property registration.