India, Feb. 14 -- Congress MLA Bharat Bhushan Batra on Friday sought the Centre's intervention in reclaiming Haryana's rightful share of space in the Vidhan Sabha complex that the state shares with Punjab in their joint capital of Chandigarh.

Speaking in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during the inaugural session of the orientation programme for members of the Haryana legislative assembly, Batra highlighted the long-standing issue of bifurcation of assets between Punjab and Haryana after the state's formation in 1966. He said while Haryana was allotted 40% share in the Vidhan Sabha, it has access to only 27% at present, with the remaining 13% still in Punjab's possession.

"We must get our 13% share of rooms in the assembly w...