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Chandigarh Article 240 Controversy & Why Punjab is Protesting Against It? | Santosh Sharma

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The proposal to bring Chandigarh under Article 240 triggered strong political resistance in Punjab, as it was perceived as an attempt to dilute Punjab’s historic claim over the Union Territory. Article 240 empowers the President to make regulations for Union Territories without legislatures—something many in Punjab feared would further shift administrative control away from the state. The move revived long-standing emotional and political issues linked to the 1966 reorganization of Punjab, when Chandigarh was made a UT but promised to Punjab in principle. Major political parties across Punjab—including the AAP government, Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal, and several farmer unions—raised objections, calling it an infringement on federal principles and Punjab’s territorial rights. The Union Home Ministry later clarified that no such proposal to alter Chandigarh’s constitutional status was under consideration, attempting to calm the tensions.

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