Chandigarh: BJP Punjab president Ashwani Sharma on Saturday said that Chandigarh belongs to Punjab only and it doesn’t have even a single drop of spare water for anyone.

Addressing a press conference in Patiala after holding a meeting with party leaders in view of the forthcoming municipal corporation elections and Tiranga Yatra programme, Sharma said that Punjab does not even have a drop to give to any other state.

He also lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party and its supremo Arvind Kejriwal and said that he is misleading Punjabis. Referring to the withdrawal of Delhi’s excise policy, the BJP leader also said termed AAP a corrupt party.

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Chandigarh: The Haryana Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution staking claim to Chandigarh.

The move came after as an attempt to counter the resolution passed by Punjab Vidhan Sabha last week staking a claim on Chandigarh.

Haryana CM also asked union government to take necessary measures to construction the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal in compliance with the Supreme Court order.

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Chandigarh: Punjab government-led Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann recently has passed a resolution in the assembly to make Chandigarh the capital of Punjab only. The Haryana government has strongly objected to this move and now all political parties in Haryana have opposed the AAP’s decision. Not only that, the Haryana government has called a special session of the assembly on April 5.

Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said the decision to hold a one-day special session was taken at a meeting of the Council of Ministers. Sharma, who was present in Faridabad, said he attended the meeting, which was chaired by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar through digital medium.

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Chandigarh: The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Friday unanimously adopted the resolution, moved by the leader of House and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann urging the Centre to transfer Chandigarh to Punjab.

The House also implored the Central Government to honor the principles of federalism enshrined in our Constitution and not to take any steps which may disturb the balance in the administration of Chandigarh and that of other common assets like Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).

However, the BJP MLA Ashwani Sharma vehemently opposed the resolution while taking part in the deliberations on the resolution and subsequently walked out from the assembly in protest.

Winding up the discussions after taking into consideration the points raised by various members of treasury and opposition benches during one day special sitting of first session of 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Bhagwant Mann said his government would exploit all channels by seeking prior appointment from Centre to call on Prime Minister and Home Minister to mount pressure on Union Government in order to take their fight for legitimate rights of Punjab to its logical end.

Giving a clarion call to all the members of opposition, Bhagwant Mann solicited wholehearted support and cooperation from all the parties thus cutting across political affiliations as this issue was quite sensitive and of immense emotional and social significance. Therefore, in the larger public interest all of us should unite on a common platform to get the justifiable demands of state implemented from Centre in the letter and spirit.

Sharing his past experience as a parliamentarian, Bhagwant Mann exhorted all the MPs and MLAs from the state to exhibit the same spirit of unity and bonhomie as often demonstrated by the leaders of Southern states to safeguard the rights of their respective states rising above the vested interests and petty personal considerations.

Lambasting the BJP led Central government, Bhagwant Mann said that its leadership was bent upon to indulge in vendetta politics in general and especially in states like Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal where its leadership has miserably failed to get people’s mandate for formation of its government.

Highlighting the issue of drugs in the state, Bhagwant Mann said that he failed to understand despite the border of Rajasthan having an area more than 2.5 times and little over half of J&K’s border along with Pakistan without fencing was hardly facing any problem of drug abuse while Punjab was still grappling with the menace of drugs. Without mincing any words, he said ‘Chitta’ is being manufactured here in the state and those involved in such heinous activities and responsible for genocide of Punjabi youth would be soon unmasked.

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