Putting to rest speculations, the Home Ministry on Friday said that the central government has not taken any decision on the removal of the Punjab governor from the responsibility. Chandigarh Administrator, nor is any such proposal under consideration.
With the term of UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore coming to an end soon, there was speculation that Chandigarh would get an independent administrator. The Governor of Punjab is usually entrusted with the charge of Administrator of Chandigarh.
“The apprehension expressed in Sukhbir Singh Badal’s tweet that he may meet and request the Union Home Minister to review the decision of the Union Home Minister to appoint a full-fledged Administrator for Chandigarh by replacing the Governor of Punjab,” the ministry spokesperson said in a tweet. requested. This allegation is baseless. It is clarified that the Central Government has not taken any decision to remove the Governor of Punjab from the responsibility of Administrator of Chandigarh; Nor is any such proposal under consideration.”
He further added, “It is also clarified that Sukhbir Singh Badal has not raised this issue with the Union Home Minister.”
On Thursday, Sukhbir Singh Badal had tweeted: “Have conveyed to HM that there is no reason to appoint a full-fledged administrator for the UT from outside Punjab. Till the time the UT is not transferred to Pb, the officer should be posted from the state. Chandigarh is inseparable from Punjab and should be shifted at the earliest. However, the claims have been refuted by the ministry, stating that Badal has not raised any such issue with the Union Home Minister.
speculation went so far that even BJP Councilor Shakti Devshali wrote a letter to HM Amit Shah on Friday saying that Chandigarh needs a full-time administrator.
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