Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari questions Chandigarh’s balance as Punjab Acts dominate laws in UT
Nearly five decades after Chandigarh became a Union Territory (UT), Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai revealed to an inquiry by Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari that 245 of Punjab and Haryana's laws are currently applicable in the city. Tewari highlighted that 238 of these laws are from Punjab, while just seven are from Haryana, emphasizing the significant political imbalance between the two neighboring states.
The Punjab imprint extends to many aspects of Chandigarh’s administration and daily life, including capital law, police governance, and municipal regulations.
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