New Delhi (09.01.2024): The decision to re-designate the post of advisor to the Lieutenant Governor and in case of Chandigarh, the nomenclature of advisor to administrator as Chief Secretary, has generated curiosity. But it has irked all political parties in Punjab and Haryana except the BJP which is ruling Haryana.
The AAP, Congress and SAD have slammed the Centre for its decision to re-designate the post of advisor to the Chandigarh administrator as the CS dubbing it as a "direct attack on Punjab's legitimate claim over the Union Territory". However, the adviser to administrator will now be called CS in other Union Territories but stakes are high in Chandigarh.
The Union Home Ministry has rechristened advisor’s post as CS. The charge of the advisor to the UT administrator was given to a senior IAS officer from AGMUT cadre. The Punjab governor holds the charge of the UT Chandigarh administrator. Chandigarh is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.
The appointment of a CS is meant for a state. Chandigarh is not a state, nor does it have a chief minister. Then why was there a need for the appointment of a chief secretary.
Re-designation of Adviser to Administrator as Chief Secretary dilutes Punjab’s claim on Chandigarh?
By IndianMandarins - 2025-01-09 16:09:00
New Delhi (09.01.2024): The decision to re-designate the post of advisor to the Lieutenant Governor and in case of Chandigarh, the nomenclature of advisor to administrator as Chief Secretary, has generated curiosity. But it has irked all political parties in Punjab and Haryana except the BJP which is ruling Haryana.
The AAP, Congress and SAD have slammed the Centre for its decision to re-designate the post of advisor to the Chandigarh administrator as the CS dubbing it as a "direct attack on Punjab's legitimate claim over the Union Territory". However, the adviser to administrator will now be called CS in other Union Territories but stakes are high in Chandigarh.
The Union Home Ministry has rechristened advisor’s post as CS. The charge of the advisor to the UT administrator was given to a senior IAS officer from AGMUT cadre. The Punjab governor holds the charge of the UT Chandigarh administrator. Chandigarh is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.
The appointment of a CS is meant for a state. Chandigarh is not a state, nor does it have a chief minister. Then why was there a need for the appointment of a chief secretary.