Chandigarh is back in the news but this time, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is stepping in to calm the storm. On Sunday, the MHA made it clear that the Central government has no plans to bring any bill concerning Chandigarh’s administration in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament, which begins on December 1, 2025.

The clarification comes after a flurry of political reactions last week, when a Parliament bulletin listed the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2025. The proposed Bill would have brought Chandigarh under Article 240 of the Constitution giving the President powers to directly regulate the Union Territory.

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But before the ink could even dry, Punjab politicians raised alarms calling it an attempt to snatch Punjab’s capital and interfere in the region’s

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