"Statehood" for Chandigarh
The Tribune
THE demand for "statehood" for Chandigarh, which until a couple of months ago was ridiculed by almost all local units of various political parties except the Bharatiya Janata Party, is gradually gaining ground.
Initially when the local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, demanded a legislature and status of a state for Chandigarh, a majority of political parties ridiculed him saying that there was no justification for making the demand.
But now after the BJP-led coalition government at the Centre has announced formation of three new states, there is sudden change in the tone of all these parties demanding "statehood" for Chandigarh. The local unit of the Samajwadi Janata Party was the first to raise this demand followed by one of the frontal organisations of the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee. ...
The Tribune
THE demand for "statehood" for Chandigarh, which until a couple of months ago was ridiculed by almost all local units of various political parties except the Bharatiya Janata Party, is gradually gaining ground.
Initially when the local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, demanded a legislature and status of a state for Chandigarh, a majority of political parties ridiculed him saying that there was no justification for making the demand.
But now after the BJP-led coalition government at the Centre has announced formation of three new states, there is sudden change in the tone of all these parties demanding "statehood" for Chandigarh. The local unit of the Samajwadi Janata Party was the first to raise this demand followed by one of the frontal organisations of the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee. ...
