CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today took strong notice of the recent news about allotment of land to Haryana in Chandigarh to build a separate Vidhan Sabha.
In a statement here, senior party leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema while condemning the shocking development, said the union government’s decision in this regard was illegal, unconstitutional and a grave violation of the Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966. “The SAD will not allow any such evil design to succeed at any cost”, he added.
Dr Cheema reiterated that Chandigarh belonged to Punjab and should be transferred to Punjab. “Haryana should build its own capital inside Haryana”. He said the central government’s decision would be remembered as another betrayal with the people of Punjab. “By taking such decisions the Union Govt led by BJP wants to convey a message that Punjab will never be given its capital”, he asserted.
Dr cheema also condemned the silence of ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on the issue and described it as a deep rooted conspiracy against Punjab.
“The AAP under pressure from its Convener Arvind Kejriwal is neither speaking on the Panjab University issue nor on the issue of allocation of land in Chandigarh to Haryana to build a separate Vidhan Sabha. All this only proves that the AAP government is hand in glove with the BJP”.
He said the SAD appealed to all parties of Punjab to clear their stand on the issue and urged them to join hands to save the capital of Punjab.