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With the Union Home Ministry stating that it has nary volition to bring the projected measure connected Chandigarh successful Parliament's Winter Session, the Congress connected Sunday (November 23, 2025) took a swipe astatine the Modi government, claiming it is yet different illustration of its "first announce, 2nd think" attack to governance.
Congress wide caput in-charge (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said that conscionable yesterday, the Parliament Bulletin for the forthcoming Winter Session had listed for instauration a Constitution Amendment Bill to alteration the assignment of a full-time LG for Chandigarh.
This was instantly and aggressively opposed by the Congress and different parties successful Punjab whose Governor is besides the Administrator of Chandigarh, Mr. Ramesh said connected X.
The Union Home Ministry present says that it has nary volition to present the Bill successful the Winter Session, helium said.
"Yet different illustration of the Modi Government's FAST attack to governance - First Announce, Second Think (sic)," Mr. Ramesh said.
The Union Home Ministry connected Sunday (November 23) said that it has nary volition to bring the projected Bill connected Chandigarh that intends to "simplify the law-making" process for the Centre successful the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament, and asserted that the connection doesn't purpose to alteration accepted arrangements betwixt Chandigarh and Punjab and Haryana.
This came a time aft a bulletin of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha listed the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2025 among the provisional database of 10 bills for the upcoming league opening December 1.
What is Chandigarh Bill?
The Bill that proposes to bring Chandigarh nether the ambit of Article 240 of the Constitution, which empowers the President to marque regulations for the UT and legislate directly, sparked crisp reactions from leaders successful Punjab.
"A suitable determination volition beryllium taken lone aft capable consultations with each stakeholders, keeping successful caput the interests of Chandigarh. There is nary request for immoderate interest connected this matter. The cardinal authorities has nary volition of introducing immoderate Bill to this effect successful the upcoming Winter league of Parliament," the ministry said successful a statement.
"The connection lone to simplify the cardinal government's law-making process for the Union territory of Chandigarh is inactive nether information with the cardinal government. No last determination has been taken connected this proposal," a spokesperson of the ministry said, allaying concerns raised connected the matter.
The Ministry said the connection successful nary mode seeks to change Chandigarh's governance oregon administrative structure, nor does it purpose to alteration "traditional arrangements betwixt Chandigarh and the states of Punjab oregon Haryana". Chandigarh is the associated superior of Punjab and Haryana.
The Bill seeks to see the Union territory of Chandigarh successful Article 240, successful enactment with different UTs without legislatures, specified arsenic Andaman &Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu, and Puducherry (when its legislative assembly is dissolved oregon suspended).
Article 240 of the Constitution grants powerfulness to the President to marque regulations for the peace, advancement and effectual governance of the Union territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Lakshadweep; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; and Daman & Diu and Puducherry.
