Chandigarh, November 23: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed satisfaction over the Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) decision to withdraw the controversial Chandigarh bill. He voiced hope that the Centre would ensure future decisions concerning the state are made only after consulting its people.

Mann’s comments followed the MHA’s announcement that it would not move forward with the proposed bill on Chandigarh during the upcoming Winter session of Parliament. The Ministry clarified that the bill, listed in the provisional agenda for the session starting December 1, does not seek to alter the longstanding arrangements between Chandigarh and the states of Punjab and Haryana.

This clarification came a day after the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha released a bulletin, which included the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2025 among the 10 bills slated for discussion in the next session.