New Delhi, August 13

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today said the Centre had neither taken any decision on divesting Punjab Governor of the responsibility of the Chandigarh Administrator nor any such proposal was under consideration.

A spokesman for the MHA said: “It is clarified that the Centre has not taken any decision of divesting the Punjab Governor of his responsibility of the Chandigarh Administrator; and, neither is any such proposal under contemplation.”

The clarification follows a Twitter post of SAD chief Sukhbir Badal in which he said: “Met & urged Home Minister Amit Shah to review the Union govt’s decision to appoint a full-fledged Administrator for Chandigarh by divesting Punjab Governor of this charge. It’s another attempt to dilute Punjab’s claim to its capital city which is totally unacceptable (sic).” — TNS