Not considering appointing independent administrator for Chandigarh: MHA

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Mukesh Ranjan
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 13

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday clarified that the Centre has not taken any decision of divesting Punjab Governor of this responsibility of Chandigarh Administrator and also there is neither any such proposal under contemplation.

An MHA spokesperson’s clarification has come in view of a Twitter post of SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal in which he said: “Met & urged Home minister Amit Shah to review the Union govt’s decision to appoint a full-fledged administrator for Chandigarh by divesting Punjab governor of this charge. It’s another attempt to dilute Punjab’s claim to its capital city, which is totally unacceptable”.

In another tweet Badal said: “Have conveyed to the HM that there is no reason to appoint a full-fledged administrator for the UT from outside Punjab. Till the UT is not transferred to Pb, the officer should be appointed from the state. Chandigarh is inseparable from Pb & must be transferred to it ASAP”.

The MHA spokesperson, while countering the claims made by the SAD leader, said it was clarified that Sukhbir Singh Badal “has not raised this issue with the Union Home Minister “. He went on to add: “The apprehension expressed in Shri Sukhbir Singh Badal’s tweet that he met and urged the Union Home Minister to review the Union Government’s decision to appoint a full-fledged Administrator for Chandigarh by divesting the Governor of Punjab of this charge, is unfounded.”

The MHA official further said, “It is clarified that the Union Government has not taken any decision of divesting Punjab Governor of this responsibility of Chandigarh Administrator; and, neither is any such proposal under contemplation”.