Haryana will never leave its claim on Chandigarh: Minister

Haryana government will never let go its claim on Chandigarh, state Finance Minister Harmohinder Singh Chattha said today.
"Keeping this in view, a contribution of Rs 200 crore has been released for upcoming Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport at Mohali by the state government," the minister said replying to the debate on budget in the Haryana Assembly here tonight.
He said Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has similar view that state would never leave its claim on Chandigarh as this is a part of Haryana.
Hooda has suggested the Central government to name the upcoming airport at Mohali after Shaheed Bhagat Singh, he added.

Chattha said that state government had ensured all round development in the state during the last nine years.
He also said rapid industrial growth had been witnessed in the state during the period.
Notably, the Punjab government also today staked claim over Chandigarh and Punjabi-speaking areas.
Punjab Governor Shivraj V Patil during his customary address on the opening day of the Vidhan Sabha said, "There are many important issues relating to the state which remain unresolved. The state has been denied its capital Chandigarh and vast Punjabi speaking areas have been left out of it at the time of re-organisation in 1966. The deadline for the purpose of transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab was set by government of India as January 26, 1986. It has not been done so far.