Amarinder wants Chandigarh to be capital of Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, asking him to resolve the pending territorial dispute between Punjab and Haryana. In his letter, he has asked Rajnath Singh to restore Chandigarh to Punjab, being its “legitimate original capital”. Singh also sought cadre protection for Punjab in Chandigarh and the Home Ministry's intervention to ensure that the fine balance in sharing of resources and officials in the Union Territory between Punjab and Haryana is not allowed to be disturbed. The CM also asserted that Chandigarh was an integral part of Punjab. “During his period a fine balance in sharing officers/officials and other resources of Union Territory, Chandigarh between Haryana and Punjab has been achieved with an advantage of hard earned peace in Punjab,” he wrote.