NEW DELHI: Amid the political row kicked up by the proposed constitutional modification to carry Chandigarh underneath the ambit of Article 240, dwelling ministry Sunday clarified that the proposal neither “seeks to change Chandigarh’s governance or administrative construction” nor “change the standard preparations between Chandigarh and the states of Punjab and Haryana”. In a publish onIntention was to simplify law-making course of: MHA The assertion adopted protests from political events in Punjab which claimed that the proposed modification to place the administration of Chandigarh underneath a lieutenant governor, in keeping with different Union territories which do not have assemblies, was an try to weaken Punjab’s management over the UT. The events had been reacting to a Lok Sabha bulletin itemizing the payments the federal government might contemplate transferring within the Winter session. Chandigarh is at present ruled by an administrator, a place vested within the Punjab governor. The house ministry’s publish mentioned the intention behind the proposal was solely to simplify the central authorities’s law-making course of for the Union territory of Chandigarh. “The proposal… remains to be into consideration” and “no ultimate choice has been taken,” it said. The ministry added {that a} appropriate choice on the proposal shall be taken solely after ample consultations with all stakeholders, protecting in thoughts the pursuits of Chandigarh. “There isn’t any want for any concern,” it mentioned whereas ruling out any plans to carry it earlier than Parliament within the upcoming session. The transfer had triggered sharp protests from Punjab events. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann termed it as “a conspiracy to grab” Chandigarh, Punjab’s capital.